MTR100: SubC Imaging
a 11,000m rated system recently delivered to Shanghai Ocean University, its latest product releases include the VisioSphere Situational Awareness system and the 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD)suite. SubC has been involved in several recent high profile international projects, including the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane wreckage and a survey of the Australian World War II light cruiser, the HMAS Sydney wreck. SubC has also had extensive involvement in Ocean Networks Canada Neptune and University of Washington’s RSN ocean observatories. The company has been leading the R&D efforts in the
Bluefin Robotics on the Hunt for MH370
design to its next generation to address commercial survey operations. Back in 2012, Phoenix was looking for a system that could be deployed in just a few months. We sold them the asset with a plan to extend its depth rating from 1500 meters to 4500 meters. They used the Bluefin-21 in the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane, completed that job and returned the vehicle for the upgrades. Once it was back in their hands, they went out on a search and recovery job for the Navy. Last year, it returned again for additional acoustic communication upgrades. Bluefin and Phoenix had been in Hawaii with the system
Zajonc Named to Tecton Board of Directors
of a mission conducted by Deep Ocean Expedition where he served as General Counsel and Project Manager. -- Amelia's Earhart's Final Flight. As a principal in Howland Landing, LLC and co-coordinator of the project, Mr. Zajonc helped organize the first ever deep-water search for the lost airplane of Amelia Earhart off Howland Island in the Central Pacific. The mission mapped over 600 square miles in water up to 18,000 feet deep. -- Battleship Bismarck. For Deep Ocean Expeditions, Mr. Zajonc helped organize the first manned dives on the Battleship Bismarck in 2001 and was part of the expedition. --
Don Rodocker: The Man in the Sea
industry. His cutting edge designs in dive equipment, hyperbaric support systems and remotely operated vehicles laid the groundwork for many of the systems we see operating in the field today. His son, Jesse, has also had an impressive career working on high profile projects such as the search for Amelia Earhart, counter mining measures for WWI and WWII seamines in the Baltic Sea and the archaeological investigation of a WWII Japanese midget sub. MTR recently sat down with Don Rodocker to not only get a glimpse into the origins and history that led up to the creation of SeaBotix, Inc., but to also visit
February 2025
