OSIL Launches "Beach Buoys" for Water Quality Monitoring
Ocean Scientific Instruments Limited (OSIL) have announced the launch of their range of “Beach Buoys” for environmental water quality monitoring.Beach Buoys provide real-time, automated water quality monitoring for open water sites, helping organizations maintain safe water conditions while reducing operational costs.The buoys are designed for ensuring regulatory compliance, scientific environmental research, preventative monitoring, and public health protection. They enable municipalities, research institutions, and industries such as aquaculture, wastewater management, and desalination
OSIL Buoy Charting New Waters in Central American Pacific
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have manufactured a oceanographic data buoy system, the first of its kind in the Central American Pacific coast. The buoy system will be used as a floating laboratory platform and has been installed in the Parque Nacional Coiba in Panama for the Estación Científica Coiba (COIBA AIP) to assist with the study and conservation of marine diversity and monitoring climate change. COIBA AIP is set to host the 21st Latin American Congress of Marine Sciences (COLACMAR) in 2026 so is ideally positioned as a regional leader in the study of marine
Nordic USV Books HydroSurv’s Newly Launched USV
utilizes Rim Drive Technologies' 5kW electric outboards, offering instant, stepless acceleration whilst minimizing entanglement risks.Nordic USV will deploy the REAV-47 primarily for CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) profiling operations in Norway's challenging fjords.Featuring an upgraded OSIL profiling winch capable of reaching depths up to 1,500 metres USV Bris’ profiling capabilities are expected to be the deepest achieved by a USV globally to date, marking a significant milestone in autonomous vessel applications."The REAV-47 represents a quantum leap in remote vessel capability
Successful Swedish Commissioning for Mini Vibrocorer
Ocean Scientific International Limited (OSIL) engineers have conducted a successful commissioning of yet another of their Mini Vibrocorer systems, this time in Sweden for Sweco, one of Europe’s leading engineering consultancy firms for environmental technology.The technical demonstration of the self-contained system produced complete samples of 2m in length, and comprehensive training on the use of the sediment corer was also delivered to Sweco staff on site at Goteland, Sweden.The Mini Vibrocorer is used for sampling dense or compacted sediments in off-grid areas or from vessels of opportunity
Automated Winches with Wireless Charging & Comms for SVP / CTD
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL), in conjunction with AML Oceanographic Ltd., have developed a wireless charging and data transfer system for their Micro Profiling Winches, designed to be used seamlessly with an AML-3 LGR instrument.The compact and programmable winches are designed to equip USV systems with the ability to collect SVP or CTD profiles from user specified depths during live operations, enabling surveys to be carried more quickly and cover a wider area in a given deployment. The winches are fitted with an instrument capture mechanism which allows for seamless recharging on
OSIL Dredge Monitoring Buoy Network for Van Oord
Ocean Scientific International Limited (OSIL) supplied a network of 1.2m data buoys to offshore construction company Van Oord to monitor turbidity and dissolved oxygen levels in the location of dredging operations. A total of nine data acquisition systems have been produced for Van Oord, and the fully integrated multi-discipline data buoy networks will support dredging operations by providing continuous real-time information about the dredge plume and surrounding environmental conditions.The buoys are equipped with water quality sondes provided from Van Oord’s existing equipment pool, and relay
Improved Sample Preservation via OSIL Multiple Corers
Multiple Corers from Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) are able to overcome the traditional difficulties associated with benthic sampling and collect undisturbed sediment samples. The multiple corers are landed on the seabed at slow speed which, in combination with the minimal footprint of the corer, prevents a bow wave from forming and driving away the delicate flocculant material that forms on the surface layer of the seabed.Image courtesy OSILThe penetration speed is controlled by a hydrostatically damped piston & central weight system which enables up to 12 core tubes to be slowly
OSIL Releases New Midi Vibrocorer
Ocean Scientific International Limited (OSIL) has launched a new hybrid vibrocoring system, fitting between their traditional Vibrocorer, and their Mini Vibrocorer which was added to their equipment list in the last 12 months.The Midi Vibrocorer is a lightweight coring system that is supported by a traditional deployment frame, making deployments easier in unstable conditions. The Vibrocorer is designed for sampling dense or compacted sediments, and the lightweight nature of the new system enables deployment in off-grid areas or from vessels of opportunity with restricted handling capabilities.The
OSIL Buoy for Dublin City University Project
A multidisciplinary data buoy platform manufactured by Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has been installed in Dublin Bay as part of the PREDICT multidisciplinary project. This project will provide a coordinated program of coastal ocean observations that will be used to validate, calibrate and extract as much information as possible from satellite earth observation data as an experimental proof of concept with the aim of generating AI models that can be used to predict environmental change in a range of environments.The 1.9m OSIL Fulmar buoy is recording and transmitting a variety of
February 2026
