Fincantieri’s WASS Bags $235M Torpedo Order from Indian Navy
Fincantieri, via its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems, has secured a contract from…
Fincantieri's WASS Snags Torpedo Deal
Fincantieri’s underwater systems subsidiary WASS has secured its largest contract to date…
Nexans Sets Record with Deepest-Ever HVDC Subsea Cable Installation
French cable maker Nexans has set a new world record in the subsea power cable industry…
DOF Inks $150M ROV Support Vessel Contract with Petrobras
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new four-year contract with…
Subsea Vessel Market Outlook 'Robust' for 2026
Throughout 2025 we have seen the subsea vessel market transitioning from a period…
"No Find, No Fee" Search for MH370 to Commence
Nearly 12 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people on board…
USACE's Major General Jason Kelly & Modernizing America’s Waterways
For Major General Jason Kelly, Rebuilding and Maintaining the Nation’s Critical Waterway…
Prysmian, Fincantieri to buy Xtera in Subsea Telecom Cables Push
A Prysmian-led joint venture with Fincantieri has signed an agreement to acquire…
Phoenix Assists US Navy with Aircraft Recovery in the South China Sea
Phoenix's International (Phoenix) recently assisted the Naval Sea System Command…
DOF Bags Two Deals in Asia-Pacific Region
Norwegian offshore vessel owner and subsea services provider DOF Group has secured…
Schmidt Ocean Institute Advances R/V Falkor (too)’s Mapping Capabilities
Schmidt Ocean Institute announced it has mapped two million square kilometers of…
In Memoriam: Captain Charles Robert MacVean, USN, (Ret.), PhD
The book, Blind Man’s Bluff, describes the secret USN submarine operations known…
The underwater exploration technology made it possible for humans to explore the undersea depths only within the past 50 years. Before this technology was invented, human kind had to rely on experienced divers, but even the most talented swimmer could only go as deep as 417 feet.
Working underneath the world’s waters is a challenge in and of itself, a challenge exacerbated if an operator does not have a clear picture of the make-up of the seabed with insights on the potential traps that might await.
Introduction to Underwater CommunicationsThe father of underwater communication can be considered Leonardo da Vinci, who discovered the possibility of listening on a long submersed tube to detect the approach of a distant ship. But the development of underwater communication…
As the energy resources of land have started to decrease by the day, scientists in research centers and universities, as well as eager businessmen, have turned their attention to developing means of energy production in the waters of the planetary ocean.
Technology Used in Seafloor Mapping/ImagingKnowing the depth of the seafloor and locating its hazards is of the main interest to shipping. The first maps were produced to identify the near-shore hazards and only in the nineteenth century sounding…
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