Canada Invests Over $3.9 million to Support the Great Lakes
, part of the Government of Canada's Freshwater Action Plan.The announcement includes $98,000 over two years to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority to conduct an assessment and provide options to manage contaminated sediment at Lyons Creek East in the Niagara River Area of Concern. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne will receive $154,000 over two years to participate in the assessment and remediation of the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern, including decision-making on fish consumption restrictions, beach access, and challenges impacting fish and wildlife populations.The Maitland Valley
Forum's Arctic Research ROV Completes Sea Trials
and the organization is now in a position to begin studying the deep-water corals and cold deep eco-systems of the northern Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay.”The new Comanche ROV was manufactured at FET’s facility at Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire and replaces FET’s previously utilised Super Mohawk ROV.Since 2003, CCGS Amundsen has spent over 2,500 research days at sea and accommodated over 1,800 scientists, technicians, students, and professionals from over 20 different countries. The coronavirus pandemic has postponed some of its current work until next year.Primarily funded by the Canada
Amman Mineral Orders Forum ROV for Subsea Mining Support
copper and gold mine.Forum Energy Technologies said Friday that, under the order, it would supply one of its observation-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), to be deployed at Batu Hijau on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, for subsea mining operations. The Sub-Atlantic brand Super Mohawk II ROV system will be equipped with two five-function manipulator arms for complex underwater procedures. The new asset will replace the company’s current Super Mohawk ROV and incorporates much of the existing surface equipment.Per the ROV company, the Super Mohawk II is well-suited for all
Forum ROV to Support Arctic Research
ROV is equipped to a high specification with two seven-function manipulator arms for complex underwater procedures. It also has precision positioning and navigation systems, cameras, lighting and sonars for low visibility operations.The new asset will replace the organization’s current Super Mohawk ROV, which was also supplied by Forum.“The Comanche ROV will represent a pivotal equipment of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. In 2020, it will be deployed at several locations spanning a latitudinal gradient from 58° to 77°N to study deep-water corals and cold seep eco-systems
GOSL Picks Up Nexus USBL Positioning Systems
we own is a real plus.” The company deploys its Nexus USBL systems with 1000 Series Mini positioning beacons and the smaller 200 Series Micro beacons from Applied Acoustics. The larger beacons are most often mounted on the GOSL work class ROVs, such as its Argus Mariner or its Super Mohawk , but are also used to track divers during inspection work, for example during a subsea Hose Change Out Project that took place in waters offshore Equatorial Guinea. One of the most recent projects using one of GOSL’s Nexus systems was a Mattress & Spool Piece Installation in Escravos
Students Exhibit Their ROV at the White House Science Fair
watering tank across the White House lawn, but that’s exactly what AMNO & CO did. They demonstrated their ROV for a variety of distinguished scientists and guests, including Bill Nye the Science Guy, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and NASA engineer and Internet meme Bobak Ferdowsi (aka the NASA Mohawk Guy). They also showed off their vehicle for many national news media, including NBC, CNN, ABC and CBS. When President Obama arrived, he posed with students for a group photo and took the time to shake everyone’s hand. Afterwards, he visited some of the exhibits and made a brief speech
North Sea Oil: Harkand wins Maersk Oil North Sea Deal
approach to executing both planned and unplanned interventions and we will work closely with Maersk to ensure safe and successful campaigns.” The Harkand DaVinci and Harkand Atlantis are both equipped with state-of-the-art saturation diving systems, 140t active heave compensated cranes and Super Mohawk ROV spreads. Harkand provides offshore vessels, ROVs, diving, survey services, project management and engineering to the oil and gas and renewables industries. Employing close to 1,000 people at operation bases in Aberdeen and Houston with headquarters in London; Harkand aims at being the leading
Underwater Image Competition Winners Announced
of North Carolina at Wilmington wins Best Digital Stills Images with a stunning, colourful image of a Caribbean (Giant) Anemone (Condylactis gigantean) taken at 60m depth using the Kongsberg Maritime OE14-408 Digital Stills Camera. The image was captured on a Shakedown Cruise with a new Sub-Atlantic Mohawk ROV, purchased by the National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation and operated by the university. The shakedown cruise was on the R/V Manta and the team was working with the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary out of Galveston. The other joint winner was Patrick O'Driscoll, who submitted
ROV Locator on Display in 'Titanic' Museum
Forum Energy Technologies announce the placement of a Sub-Atlantic Mohawk™ observation class ROV at the 'Titanic' Belfast Museum. Forum Subsea Technologies, a business line of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. of Houston, Texas, has placed on permanent display a Sub-Atlantic Mohawk™ observation class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at the Titanic Belfast Museum to help tell the story of the RMS Titanic. The newly opened Titanic Belfast Museum, the world's largest Titanic visitor attraction, is located in the heart of Belfast. In 1985, Robert Ballard, Jean-Louis Michel and their French-Am
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