Underwater Metal Detectors Help Solve Crimes
to 911. She had been at an individual’s home on Long Island and said she believed someone was after her. She fled the known location on foot and told the 911 operator there were people trying to kill her. Then, Gilbert disappeared.Police began their search with metal detectors across a large search area of Gilgo Beach, one detector being the Pulse 8X. The teams were tasked with finding remains or any evidence of Gilbert. Many units were already owned by Suffolk County and were brought in to help the search across many of the marshes in Oak Beach, New York. In December 2010, a police officer and
As the Clock Ticks on the Titan Sub, an Expert Explains What Safety Features a Submersible Should Have
The oxygen supply of the missing Titan submersible is expected to run out today around 10am GMT, or 8pm AEST.A frantic search continues for the Titan and its five occupants, with sonar buoys having recorded “banging” noises in the search area on Tuesday and Wednesday.With the vessel’s fate yet to be determined, the general public is asking questions about the safety of such touristic endeavours.The contextThe context in which the Titan has disappeared is disturbing. Reports have come out detailing court documents from a 2018 case that show OceanGate, the company responsible for the
Missing Titanic Submersible Update: Searchers Detect Subsea Sounds
buoys to listen for any sounds that might come from the Titan, and a commercial pipeline-laying vessel with a remote-controlled deepwater submersible was also searching near the site, he said.Separately, a French research ship carrying its own deep-sea diving robot submersible was dispatched to the search area at the request of the U.S. Navy and was expected to arrive Wednesday night local time, the Ifremer research institute said.Canada's P-3 aircraft ended up detecting underwater noises in the search area on Tuesday, after which "ROV" (remotely operated vehicle) searches were "relocated
Discovery: Historic Shipwreck Found in Lake Huron
of Ohio and further research into the weather and wind conditions from the night of the fatal collision, the team defined the area to search, and BEN and RV Storm worked in tandem mapping the lakebed.As the project came to its final days, the team had successfully mapped a large section of the search area, but Ironton remained undiscovered. The researchers expanded the search area. Persistence and determination were rewarded when the sonar returned an image from the lakebed of an unmistakable shipwreck—and one that matched the description of Ironton. The sonar images provided great detail
ROV Modified for Seashell Collection
and 25m of cable are coiled on the top shelf which come out when the ROV leaves the station. This eliminates the umbilical drag from the surface. This method of operation results in zero damage to the marine environment while searching. Utilizing a JW Fishers’ ROV also significantly expands the search area to include locations that divers cannot reach.Any seashells that ScubaCom has for sale on the website will show the fisherman’s license number, processors license number, export exemption details, where the shell was caught, identification photo and data base number, and other information
SASEMAR, ASCM Recover Wreckage of Aircraft Crashed Off Spanish Coast
Reus, the capital of Baix Camp, in Catalonia. Over the last three weeks, several attempts of recovery have been done by the Guardia Civil and the Spanish Navy without success due to the bad weather conditions and the water depth where the wreckage was located.SASEMAR and ACSM team arrived in the search area on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, onboard the maritime rescue vessel “Clara Campoamor”, a multipurpose ship owned by SASEMAR.Credit: ACSMIn about 11 hours of subsea operations, the wreckage of the aircraft and the body of the pilot have been recovered thanks to the deployment of the electric
Survey Vessel Joins Hunt for Lost F-35
.S. Navy salvage crew will arrive aboard a commercial dive support and construction vessel, the DSCV Van Gogh, to help search an area of about 5,000 square nautical miles (17,150 square km), the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in a release.Japanese coastguard vessels are warning other ships to keep out of the search area, which is within international waters, the air force spokesman said."There is always a concern I think if you put one of your most advanced technological pieces of gear, lose it like this F-35, that someone could go get it," a senior U.S. Navy official said at a background briefing this
Ocean Infinity Searches for Lost S.Korean Ship
/ depth sensor, a self-compensating magnetometer, a synthetic aperture sonar and a turbidity sensor.Oliver Plunkett, Ocean Infinity’s CEO, said: “The team and equipment are set to execute the Stellar Daisy search plan and we are pleased that our ship begins her journey today to the search area, in one of the most remote areas of the South Atlantic. We are working closely with the Government of South Korea, and in turn with the families of the lost crew.""We are pleased to confirm that as with our previous projects both the Government and the families are represented
Ocean Infinity Donates Data to Seabed Mapping Project
;Our deep water search for MH370 demonstrated the most rapid collection of high-resolution sonar data in history, and we are thrilled on World Hydrography Day to announce our donation to such a pioneering initiative,” said Oliver Plunkett, CEO of Ocean Infinity.The AUVs were transported to the search area by the research vessel, Seabed Constructor, and each houses industry-leading technology including a multibeam echosounder, sub-bottom profiler, HD camera and a wide array of sensors. “We are very proud to be supporting the Seabed 2030 initiative, which is leading the effort to collect
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