Giant octopus attack ROV0

January 28th, 2006 by admin in ROV, AUV, UUV and NEWS

A giant pacific octopus attacked a Seaeye Falcon ROV working off Vancouver Island as it was locating and recovering receivers tracking pacific offshore salmon migration.

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Family feud leaves Cousteau’s ship high and dry0

January 27th, 2006 by admin in General and NEWS

THE vessel made famous by Jacques Cousteau, the late French underwater explorer, has decayed beyond repair during a bitter feud between his widow and son over its ownership, according to officials in the port where she is docked.

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Italian to attempt under-ice record0

January 27th, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

Trento, Italy Italy’s Simone Arrigoni is set to attempt a new world record in the dangerous discipline of under-ice swimming.

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Perry Slingsby Systems Sells Olympian 5 ROV to China0

January 24th, 2006 by admin in ROV, AUV, UUV and NEWS

Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS) an international provider of remote intervention technologies and equipment systems, is pleased to announce that a Chinese client has recently purchased an Olympian Class WROV.

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BP Awards North Sea Work to Subsea 70

January 23rd, 2006 by admin in ROV, AUV, UUV and NEWS

Global subsea contractor, Subsea 7 today announced a contract award with a value in excess of US $85M million from BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd. for subsea construction services.

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Royal Navy denies killing Thames whale0

January 22nd, 2006 by admin in General and Conservation and NEWS

NAVY sonar and military explosions have been blamed for disorientating the bottlenose whale that died on Saturday after two days in the Thames.

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Recompression chamber in western Saudi Arabia shut down0

January 22nd, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia The only publicly accessible recompression chamber which is capable of treating decompression sickness — commonly known as the bends — in western Saudi Arabia is permanently shut.

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South African navy undergoes facelift0

January 20th, 2006 by admin in Military and NEWS

All four Corvettes have been delivered and the first submarines will be commissioned next year.
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Sensors watch Barrier Reef coral0

January 19th, 2006 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (Aims) is working with James Cook University on a project called Digital Skins.

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Major Find In Sarasota County, Florida Natural Spring0

January 18th, 2006 by admin in General and NEWS

Tampa, Florida — For decades, scientists have been working to uncover the hidden mysteries of our state, most of which lie below the surface of the water.

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