Navigator Diver Held Sonar News

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, diver delivery systems, software, sonar systems, magnometers, tether management solutions, connectors as well as other custom products. Shark Marine’s MAKO diver delivery system was recently chosen by the Royal Navy.  The recent acquisition of the system fully equipped with a Shark Marine Navigator diver-held sonar and navigation system, provides the user with the ability to conduct underwater investigations, reconnaissance and object identification. The system allows the operator to select the tools needed for the task at hand. Multi-beam sonar capabilities for safer operation in poor visibility

Irish Naval Service Acquires Navigator Diver Held Sonar

The Irish Naval Service has acquired a Navigator Diver Held Sonar and Navigation System manufactured by Shark Marine Technologies Inc. of Ontario, Canada. The Irish Naval Service is the State’s Principal Seagoing Agency.  The Naval Service exercises and upholds the States sovereignty and obligations over Ireland’s maritime jurisdiction which is an area 12 times larger than the island of Ireland.  The Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS) is the primary State diving team, carrying out varied tasks for a number of State Agencies. Members of the NSDS used the Navigator system

Jim and Wendy Garrington

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4-23 Nihan Drive St.Catharines, Ontario, Canada, L2N 1L2 www.sharkmarine.com Tel: 905-687-6672 President: Jim Garrington CFO: Wendy Garrington Sales Manager: Jim Honey   For more than 28 years Shark Marine has been a leader in underwater technology and product innovation. Its Navigator, diver held sonar system is currently in use by more than a dozen navies around the globe. Shark Marine Technologies, since its founding in 1984, has had a mandate to deliver underwater products and services that are innovative, high quality, dependable and cost effective.  In addition to

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Another Navy Uses Navigator

The Swedish Defense Material Administration (FMV) selected Shark Marine’s Navigator, diver held sonar and navigation system, as its Diver Documentation and Sensor System (DDSS). The modularity of the Navigator allows it to be configured to best meet the DDSS requirements of the Swedish Armed Forces, Navy EOD team. The Navigators will be used by the Navy Clearance Divers during search and clearance operations for underwater sea mines, ordnance or other objects, familiar or unfamiliar. The listed requirements also included the capability of the system to be operated by a single diver underwater

Long Beach Police Buy New SeaSAR Tech

Shark Marine Technologies provided a complete SeaSAR, search and recovery system to the Long Beach (CA) Police Department, Dive Team, consisting of a Side Scan Sonar, Tripod mounted Scanning Sonar, a Pole Mounted Multibeam Imaging Sonar, and two Navigator Diver Held Sonar Imaging and Navigation Systems, all operated through a single software program on a waterproof topside console. “It is by far the most useful and easiest to use, technical system of dive gear now in our inventory,” said Dive Team leader Sgt. Steve Smock in a letter to Shark. “Each of my divers agreed that the

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