C-Kore Completes IRM Campaign
C-Kore Systems has completed another offshore campaign off the West Australian North West Shelf. C-Kore’s subsea testing tools quickly located the faulty subsea equipment allowing it to be replaced to make the field operational again.C-Kore’s subsea testing tools are used on fault-finding operations to quickly evaluate the health of the subsea equipment. The company’s Cable Monitor tool measures the insulation resistance and continuity of electrical lines. When used in conjunction with the Subsea TDR tool, faults can be localized with a precision of 10 centimeters, the manufacturer
Subsea Tech Helps Solve Riddle of Lost World War II Ship
gone missing following a battle with the German cruiser Kormoran, which also sank. Since then it was never known why the Australian ship went down so quickly when it was pitted against a relatively small opponent. The final resting place of the HMAS Sydney was only discovered in 2008 off the West Australian coast at a depth of 2,000 meters. Ashtead became involved after being approached by DOF Subsea on behalf of the Western Australia Museum which has been working with Curtin University. The specialist technical equipment supplied by Ashtead allowed researchers to carry
Fire Onboard Australian Navy Submarine
HMAS Waller, one of the Royal Australian Navy’s submarines, experienced a fire whilst on the surface off the West Australian coast. Emergency response actions were taken to extinguish the fire. There were no causalities. As a precaution four members of the ship’s crew who were involved in the response to the fire have been landed for observation. HMAS Waller had recently completed a scheduled maintenance period and was at sea as part of her return to operations. A full investigation into the incident will be held.
February 2026
