Case Study: 3DSS-DX-450 Sonar
Before coming to rest at the bottom of Lake Union in Washington State, J.E. Boyden was once a common sight along the shores of Puget Sound and Vancouver Island. The 85-foot vessel served as a cargo hauler and tug vessel for almost half a century during the final days of the tallship bulk carriers. Originally laid as one of the Seattle steamer fleet in 1888, the Boyden quickly made a name for herself as a powerful and capable tug, transporting coal, coke and lumber between ports on Vancouver Island and Puget Sound. The J.E. Boyden was also involved for many years as a tug for sailing ships entering the
Ping DSP Appoints Sales Agency SUBSEA 20/20
, structure inspection, habitat mapping, and water-column target detection. SUBSEA 20/20 principal, Eric Munday, recently completed technical training at Ping DSP factory headquarters in BC, Canada and, in cooperation with Ping DSP technicians, subsequently conducted field trials in Seattle’s Lake Union and Lake Washington. Using a Ping DSP 3DSS-DX-450, the team demonstrated the 3D imaging and bathymetric mapping capabilities of the system and also successfully located and imaged a number of documented shipwrecks in the lakes. “Ping DSP technology extends sidescan sonar resolution to three
February 2025
