Phoenix Hires New Area Manager to Lead San Diego-Based Operations
Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. announced that it has hired Michael T. Johnson (Mike) as Area Manager for its San-Diego based operations.A retired U.S. Navy Master Diver and Warrant Officer, Mike Johnson has more than 30 years of hands-on leadership experience and extensive technical expertise within the Naval Salvage and Expeditionary Combat Enterprise, ocean engineering, marine and waterfront construction and operating in extreme environments. He has designed and led projects and programs including large scale fleet exercises with a record of consistently delivering superior outcomes on-time
Sea Machines Gets New Chief
Boston-based developer of marine autonomous technology Sea Machines Robotics has appointed David Wasson as its new chief executive officer (CEO).Founder Michael Gordon Johnson will assume the position of president and chief technology officer for the company, while David 'Chip' Wasson takes the CEO role.“Through Michael’s leadership, the Sea Machines team has relentlessly pursued the mission of safe, secure, and sustainable ocean mobility, building a recognized leader in maritime autonomy. His focus on the technology roadmap and product development going forward will ensure further
Sea Machines Launches Its First Turnkey USV
at sea like inspection or surveillance UAVs at sea."With 9 years of autonomous development and on water use behind SELKIE, our overarching goal is to give customers, the world’s fleet operators, products that enable them to capture new and substantial value from their work", said Michael G. Johnson, Founder and CEO of Sea Machines
Sea Machines Unveils SELKIE Uncrewed Surface Vessel
to mount customer hardware."She’s finally here. With 9 years of autonomous development and on water use behind SELKIE, our overarching goal is to give customers, the world’s fleet operators, products that enable them to capture new and substantial value from their work", exclaimed Michael G. Johnson, Founder and CEO of Sea Machines. "With SELKIE, commercial operators, researchers and security agencies can go further, do more, do it better, with less costly or restrictive effort.”The USV is available for both purchase and charter from this summer. Sea Machines said it plans
Sea Machines, HamiltonJet Launch JETsense
a helm-based system to advise, safeguard or assume active control of open water vessel transits. A formal product launch took place Wednesday in HamiltonJet’s booth during the International WorkBoat Show, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.Sea Machines' founder and CEO Michael G. Johnson and HamiltonJet's General Manager, Americas, Tom Lathem during the JetSense product launch, held at the International WorkBoat Show.“JETsense is the first product in the market to incorporate Sea Machines’ advanced vision package. It pairs on-board autonomy with
Huntington Ingalls Industries Debuts Proteus USV
;s off-the-shelf solution, including its obstacle avoidance capability and adherence to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs).“Our autonomy systems are built around core principles of capability, reliability and ease of use,” said Sea Machines’ CEO Michael G. Johnson. “This initial Proteus USV demonstration proved the SM300 system performs as promised, and we look forward to our continued partnership with HII supporting current and coming 21st century operational requirements on water.”The Proteus USV will enable HII’s continued
Hydrographic Survey Vessel to be Converted for Unmanned Operations
the Survey Control Room will enable Deep to transition from minimally manned missions to unmanned missions in the near future.“Sea Machines systems are an ideal fit for commercial marine operations that require high levels of predictability, productivity and safety,” said Sea Machines’ Michael G. Johnson, CEO. “For these reasons, hydrographic survey is an exemplary use case for our autonomous-command and remote-helm control technologies. With Sea Machines installed on board, Deep will benefit from obtaining higher-quality data, more safely and at a more efficient rate with less
Ushering in the Age of the Autonomous Workboat
While the topic of unmanned vessels has sparked vigorous debate and grown vociferous skeptics in all four corners of the world, Michael Gordon Johnson and his team at Sea Machines are intent on bringing an Autonomous Workboat to full-scale real-world trials by the end of the year. Michael Gordon Johnson is and entrepreneur, founding two companies and serving in various roles – offshore, heavy lift ocean transport and marine salvage – since graduating from Texas A&M University with a BA in Marine Engineering. Most recently he was a VP of Business at Titan Salvage and a VP of Projects
February 2025
