The U.S. Army recently deployed a remotely operated underwater munitions recovery system (ROUMRS) over Ordnance Reef, an area off the Waianae Coast of Oahu. The system used a Sub-Atlantic™ Comanche Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to recover and destroy explosives in an area that was used as a dispos
Cameron announced that it has signed an agreement with Det Norske for the supply of subsea production systems for the Jette development located in blocks 25/7 and 25/8 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The scope of supply for this fast track development includes wellheads, trees, flow bases,
ACE, the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable to be operational in the second half of 2012, landed at the submarine cable station of Penmarc’h, Brittany. The 17,000 km cable provides broadband internet capacity in Africa, an additional layer of security for communications between Europe, Africa an
An Iranian research vessel has started exploration of the Caspian Sea’s southern shelf, national media reported on Monday… (rian) [mappress] Source: Rian, October 11 , 2011;
A container ship carrying about 1700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 200 tonnes of diesel is threatening to sink on the Astrolabe Reef in the… Wendy Zukerman (newscientist) [mappress] Source: newscientist, October 11 , 2011;
Emergency crews scrambled Sunday night after fire broke out in the accommodation section of a Russian seismic vessel 70 nautical miles … (newsinenglish) [mappress] Source: newsinenglish, October 10 , 2011;
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. , a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced that it has discovered a shipwreck that was torpedoed during the World War I while carrying a shipment of silver. The SS Mantola sank on February 9, 1917, after being torpedoed by German submarin
AECOM has developed an innovative technology to survey critical marine habitats that could be at risk from development. HabiMAP allows engineers and scientists to collect data and map animals and plants on the seafloor using a cutting-edge technique that integrates new survey methods, a purpose-buil
Cal Dive International, Inc. announced that an amendment to its credit facility, which matures in April 2016, has been approved. In connection with the amendment, the primary financial covenants included in the credit facility will be amended, and the size of the revolving credit facility will be re
The Government of India will work to expedite the process of giving sanction to remove the additional four wrecks at the Kankesanthurai … (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, October 10 , 2011;
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have discovered three sunken U.S. Navy vessels off the coast of Oahu’s South Shore… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, October 10 , 2011;
RAMSEY Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man’s first Marine Nature Reserve in a project welcomed by government, fishermen and Friends… By Bill Dale (isleofman) [mappress] Source: isleofman, October 10 , 2011;
The Saudi coast of the Red Sea covers more than 11° latitudes featuring decreasing nutrients, decreasing mean annual SST and increasing salinity from S to N making it an ideal setting to investigate naturally varying water parameters on coral reefs. During a 4 week land-based expedition (16.Septembe
Eni has started production from the Kitan oil field located between Timor-Leste and Australia, approximately 240km south of the Timor-Leste capital of Dili and 550km north of Darwin, Australia. Eni is operator of Kitan with a 40% interest while INPEX Timor Sea (35%) and Talisman Resources (25%) are
