Vesper Marine to Protect LIS Underwater Cables
impact of spilled cable oil. We are proud to help by providing a system to mark the cables, monitor local traffic, alert the NYPA of potential issues and notify vessels to prevent accidents before they occur.” The WatchMate Asset Protection system consists of Vesper Marine’s Virtual AIS Beacons installed at NYPA shore stations, which are used to create Virtual Aids to Navigation (ATON). A Virtual ATON is a special signal transmitted from one location to mark another remote point. The signals are received by existing AIS units installed on all commercial, as well as a growing number
Virtual Aids to Navigation Mark Research Equipment
of equipment under the surface. Previously other ships had no way of knowing that this equipment was in the water, and there historically have been numerous collisions with the streamers resulted in a high loss of both equipment and productivity. It is hoped that by using Vesper Marine’s Virtual AIS Beacons to broadcast positioning data to other ships in the area, CGG will eliminate this loss. The Virtual AIS Beacon The VAB1250 Virtual AIS Beacon is designed to continually broadcast the positions of the towed equipment via an interface to CGG’s proprietary navigation software. The software
AIS Marks Hazardous Reefs Following Oil Spills
Rena struck Astrolabe Reef spilling much of the ship’s cargo and fuel into the ocean causing immediate and long-term effects on the ecosystem. The ship was carrying 1,368 containers, as well as 1,700 tons of heavy fuel oil and 200 tons of marine diesel oil. Vesper Marine’s Virtual AIS Beacons, which are used to create Virtual Aids to Navigation (VAtoN), will be installed in early 2015. To be located on the existing Minden communications site, the Virtual AIS Beacon will project markers identifying Astrolabe Reef, Brewis Shoal, Okaparu Reef, Penguin Shoal, Pudney Rock, Tūhua Reef
Virtual Aids to Navigation Mark Research Equipment
equates to 10 square km or 3 square miles of equipment under the surface. In the past, other ships had no way of knowing that this equipment was in the water. Numerous collisions with the unseen streamers resulted in a high loss of both equipment and productivity. By using Vesper Marine’s Virtual AIS Beacons to broadcast positioning data to other ships in the area, CGG plans to eliminate this loss. Vesper Marine’s VAB1250 Virtual AIS Beacon continually broadcasts the positions of the towed equipment via an interface to CGG’s proprietary navigation software. The software provides
Virtual AIS Beacons Employed in MH370 Search
Vesper Marine, a manufacturer of marine safety products and virtual Aids to Navigation (ATON), announced that its Virtual AIS Beacons are employed in the search for lost Malaysian airliner MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. The international search team is a closely coordinated effort between United States-based Phoenix International, Dutch engineering company Fugro and the governments of Australia and Malaysia. After an exhaustive period of mapping the ocean floor, the on-the-water search is focused on an area of ocean roughly twice the size of Massachusetts. Salvage vessels have deep-water
February 2025
