NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Ronald E. Smith, President, CEO and Director of Deep Down and Eugene Butler, Executive Chairman, CFO and Director of Deep Down, were investors in Ship and Sail, Inc. (“Ship and Sail”), a former vendor of Deep Down. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we made payments of $10 to Ship and Sail, and we expensed the prepaid balance of $38 as of December 31, 2009 during the first quarter of 2010. The payments and expense to Ship and Sail related to services provided by that entity for the support of the development of marine technology which is currently being marketed. Ship and Sail discontinued operations in mid-2010, thus there is no longer a related party relationship. As disclosed in the 2009 Form 10-K, we made a deposit for a boat in the amount of $100, which was written off in connection with the discontinued operations of Ship and Sail. In January 2010, we loaned South Texas Yacht Services, a vendor of Deep Down, $100. The owner of South Texas Yacht Services was in a business alliance with Ship and Sail. The note receivable, included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet, bears interest at a rate of 5.5 percent per annum and monthly principal and interest payments in the amount of $2 commenced in April 2010. The final principal and interest payment is due March 24, 2015. As of September 30, 2010, South Texas Yacht Services is no longer a related party as they are no longer in a business alliance with Ship and Sail. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2010, we recorded expenses to JUMA, a company owned by Ronald E. Smith, and his wife Mary L. Budrunas, Corporate Secretary and Director of Deep Down, in the amount of $35; there was no balance due as of December 31, 2010. Payments related to the monthly rental of a boat owned by JUMA, in connection with the development of marine technology as discussed above. The board of directors approved the arrangement between JUMA and Deep Down with a termination date of December 31, 2010. There were no material related party transactions during the year ended December 31, 2011.

NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Ronald E. Smith, President, CEO and Director of Deep Down and Eugene Butler, Executive Chairman, CFO and Director of Deep Down, were investors in Ship and Sail, Inc. (“Ship and Sail”), a former vendor of Deep Down. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we made payments of $10 to Ship and Sail, and we expensed the prepaid balance of $38 as of December 31, 2009 during the first quarter of 2010. The payments and expense to Ship and Sail related to services provided by that entity for the support of the development of marine technology which is currently being marketed. Ship and Sail discontinued operations in mid-2010, thus there is no longer a related party relationship. As disclosed in the 2009 Form 10-K, we made a deposit for a boat in the amount of $100, which was written off in connection with the discontinued operations of Ship and Sail.

In January 2010, we loaned South Texas Yacht Services, a vendor of Deep Down, $100. The owner of South Texas Yacht Services was in a business alliance with Ship and Sail. The note receivable, included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet, bears interest at a rate of 5.5 percent per annum and monthly principal and interest payments in the amount of $2 commenced in April 2010. The final principal and interest payment is due March 24, 2015. As of September 30, 2010, South Texas Yacht Services is no longer a related party as they are no longer in a business alliance with Ship and Sail.

Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2010, we recorded expenses to JUMA, a company owned by Ronald E. Smith, and his wife Mary L. Budrunas, Corporate Secretary and Director of Deep Down, in the amount of $35; there was no balance due as of December 31, 2010. Payments related to the monthly rental of a boat owned by JUMA, in connection with the development of marine technology as discussed above. The board of directors approved the arrangement between JUMA and Deep Down with a termination date of December 31, 2010.

There were no material related party transactions during the year ended December 31, 2011.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions, including the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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