Abstract: An underwater salvage apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus (includes a harness adapted to be oriented on) a substantially cylindrical drum having an air inlet and a water vent. The harness comprises a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending straps, having upper ends interconnected at the top of the drum. A ring adjacent these upper ends allows fastening of the harness to another harness by a line. Each of the longitudinally extending straps has a lower free end adapted to be disposed below the drum, and each of the lower free ends has a ring for securing the free end to an object to be salvaged. The harness also includes at least one circumferentially disposed strap interconnecting the plurality of longitudinally extending straps. The circumferentially disposed strap has a pair of free ends, with a pair of rings on one of the free ends for tightening the harness onto the drum by securing the pair of free ends.