Oil Leaking from USS Arizona Could Provide Guidance for Thousands of WWII Shipwrecks
oil behaves over decades in low-oxygen, submerged conditions, informing modern spill response strategies and environmental risk assessments.The research was led by a team from the University of Houston, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the National Park Service, Western Washington University, UC Santa Barbara, Northeastern University, and Appalachian State University
Associated Underwater Services Hires Eakin
Michael J. Eakin has joined the Associated Underwater Service’s (AUS) management team as a Senior Estimator and Director of Business Development. Working out of the Seattle office, Eakin will oversee customer relations, product line development, sales and marketing nationwide. He will also provide estimating services for Western Washington as well as the West Coast. Eakin brings over 25 years of experience to an already experienced staff of marine and underwater constructors.
Buoy Controller System Delivers Live Data
University of Washington recently deployed a new oceanographic observing buoy featuring Soundnine Inc.’s DANTE System. The new buoy was deployed February 11, 2016 in Bellingham Bay (Puget Sound) in collaboration with The Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction, UW, Western Washington University and Northwest Indian College. The DANTE controller collects data from a suite of meteorological and oceanographic instruments. Two sensors are 60 feet underwater and use S9’s Ulti-modem inductive modem to communicate with the controller on the surface. The system
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