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11 Board of Directors
12 Presidents Message
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14 Executive Directors Message
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79 New Gear
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JANUARY FEBRUARY 2014
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER I
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16 2014 ROV / AUV Pictorial
37 Never Mind the Gap
Gone is the yawning gap between electric
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43 Book Review: Trapped under the Sea
47 Intervention: Use of a Mini ROV for a Deepwater
Intervention at a Hydroelectric Dam
51 Bibby Remote Intervention Limited
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53 The SeaExplorer Underwater Glider
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57 Mystery of the Red Lake
61 Navy Sailors, Divers Find and
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64 Around the Navy
71 13th Annual MATE international ROV Competition
72 History: Flying Metal Frames
75 Side Scan: U.N. and Marine Companies
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Crofton Diving Corp.
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Triton Diving Services
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Bob Hendricks
Allied Underwater Services
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Global Diving & Salvage
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Gary Maines
Broco, Inc.
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American Diving Supply
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Mike Malone
Amron International
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U.S. Underwater Services
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A MESSAGE FROM THE ADCI PRESIDENT CRAIG FORTENBERY
UNDERWATER INTERVENTION
2014 IS ALMOST HERE. I always look
forward to the trip to New Orleans for the oppor-
tunity to see new products, learn about others
interesting projects and techniques, and find out
about the new products available both through the
papers presented and by walking the show floor. I
can always count on coming away with new ideas
and plans for improvement within my company.
Through the years I have periodically heard the
question from members: What does the association
do for me? If you arent attending UI, I feel you are
losing out on one of the best opportunities to learn
and improve in the underwater industry and to take
advantage of some of what your membership offers.
In addition to the fact that nearly every provider or
manufacturer of commercial diving equipment will
be represented, there are huge educational oppor-
tunities at the symposium. It would be difficult for
me to place a value on the things that I have learned
and the contacts that I have made through the years
at the convention, much of which has directly led
to particular jobs and even teaming arrangements.
In addition to a full array of technical sessions,
several offerings at UI this year include: the FHWA
NHI underwater bridge inspection course; a DMT
refresher course; a multibeam sonar tutorial; and a
panel session that will feature the author of a book
which details the tragedy that occurred within the
sewer tunnel boring project in Boston in the late
1990s. Additionally, a vendor who has worked with
the ADCI to package an ADCI compliant diver first
aid kit in a waterproof box will have a booth and
will have these kits available for sale. And when
you register for the show, dont forget to register
to attend the Hall of Fame awards dinner where
recipients who have made outstanding lifelong
contributions to our industry will be recognized.
Since the last edition of the magazine we have
had a consensus standards review committee meet-
ing in New Orleans to address the final batch of
suggested changes. Phil and I then met with our
publisher to go over the changes agreed upon by
the committee, and the publisher is now prepar-
ing and formatting the final draft of the standards
which will be submitted to the board for comment
prior to the UI meeting. It is anticipated that the
board will then vote on ratification of the stan-
dard at UI, and if ratified the new standard (6.1)
will then be promulgated. This has been a huge
undertaking, but it is very important that we keep
our standard up to date to ensure that it truly is the
best safety standard in existence for commercial
diving operations.
Other ongoing activities of the association
include a new ADCI TV production video to help
educate clients. It features board member Bryan
Nicholls of U.S. Underwater Services addressing
the importance of job planning and hazard identi-
fication. The video will be shown at the UI board
meeting and then uploaded to our website once it
has received board approval.
I hope to see you at UI!
Dive Safe,
Craig Fortenbery
A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PHIL NEWSUM
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT Underwater
Intervention 2014, as the technical sessions and other
notable meetings and events have been well planned
and should provide a great deal of takeaways for those
who attend. Some of the ROV track sessions include
such presentations as Work ROV LARS - Technical
Solutions and Challenges for Underwater Operations,
and there will be a panel discussion on hiring, training,
and retention of ROV Pilots. On the diving side there
will be presentations on such topics as The Effects of
Delta P on Working Divers and a Legal Update 2014
for the Commercial Dive Industry. The will also be a
MATE Competition to build and fly an ROV in the
large dive tank on display. Diving Physicians will
again be in attendance to address issues on fitness to
dive, and the Awards Dinner will honor this years
inductees into the ADCI Commercial Diving Hall of
Fame and ADCI Scholarship Recipients. Additionally,
there will also be NHI Bridge Inspectors Course, as
well as a SEMS Workshop. All course attendees will
be provided a complimentary floor pass to see the
exhibits for participants. On the final day of the show
(February 13
th
), the ADCI Scholarship Raffle Drawing
will take place to determine who will be the winners
of the KM 37 SS (Donated by Kirby Morgan)and the
diving harness and Miller weight belt (Donated by
Divers Supply).
I want to congratulate this years Hall of Fame
inductees; Van T. Bell, George Cundif, and Dr. Keith
Van Meter, M.D. I also want to congratulate this
years scholarship recipients Compton W. Cooper
(Sponsored by U.S. Underwater Services) and
Olivia E. Gilbert (Sponsored by Magellan Marine
International). Both the Hall of Fame Committee
(Mike Willis, Chairperson) and the Scholarship
Committee (Doris Ritter, Chairperson) deserve a
great deal of recognition for their hard work and
outstanding selections.
The ADCI will also be releasing The Consensus
Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater
Operations (6.1) shortly following Underwater
Intervention 2014. Areas that will require additional
research by the Technical and Safety Committees are
in-water decompression with live boating, requirement
for an in-water tender when shallow surface diving off
of a DP vessel, passive tending when surface diving
off of a DP Vessel, and procedures for fire at the loca-
tion when you have divers decompressing. The ADCI
will also continue to look for input from various other
industry work groups, such as GOM DSWG, NOSAC,
and the OGP DIWG to ensure that its guidelines reflect
the most current industry best safe practices. The
Association has a presence at all of these different
meetings and we will also continue to work closely
with both the USCG and OSHA. What we have seen
over the last three years is a real systemic change to
how the industry approaches its challenges. More so
now than at any time in the past, decisions on safe
practices are being formulated through a collabora-
tive process. What this has brought us are practices
which stakeholders take some ownership in. This
makes clients and contractors more willing to adhere
to established guidelines and requirements.
While industry looks to put it best foot forward
with respect to safe guidelines for underwater opera-
tions, it still takes a true commitment from folks out
in the field to put these guidelines into practice. The
latest ADCI TV video speaks to this very issue. I
strongly urge all contractors and clients to take an
opportunity to view the video, Job Planning and
Hazard Identification. A special thanks to Bryan
Nicholls (President of U.S. Underwater Services and
ADCI Board member) for his willingness to be inter-
viewed and participation in the video.
I wish you all great and prosperous 2014.
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Boeings Echo Ranger at sunset.
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HD ROV lifted and ready to be deployed in Gulf of Mexico.
Operator C-Innovation launching UHD46.
Schilling Robotics HD mission offshore Africa. HD ROV launch.
HD ROV being mobilized for first mission. HD10 in ROV Bay.
HD10 operated by operator EMAS.
Pilots are sitting comfortably in the Schilling Robotics ROV control van. UHD47 returning from mission onboard C-Innovation vessel. HD09 returning from mission.
FMC TECHNOLOGIES SCHILLING ROBOTICS
Perry XLX
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Sub-Atlantic Comanche Perry XLX
UHD60 prepped and ready for mission. ROV launch by operator SMIT.
ROV / AUV
INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE ENGINEERING, LTD.
SNKs 150HP HYSUB ROV during sea trials. SNK ROV Console.
ISEs AUVs in the shop.
The GMGS ROV a 4000 meter depth vehicle, during sea
trial Feb 09, Indian Arm, BC using the ISE MV Researcher.
FugroChance Inc.s ROV, a 5000 Meter Depth vehicle.
GMGS ROV
Named Sea Lion, the ROV is an ISE HYSUB 130HP. Sea Lion was the
rst ROV for Guangzhou Marine Geology Survey (GMGS), a division of
Chinas Ministry of Land and Resources. It has a depth rating of 4,000
meters, suitable for reaching the depths required for the mineral
exploration the vehicle is designed to perform.
MBARIs Ventana
The HYSUB 40 has been used primarily for drilling
support and oceanographic research. Typical tasks
include visual inspection, cleaning sand and mud
cuttings build-up, debris clearance, sediment cor-
ing, rock coring, biological specimen collection,
subsea network placement, geological sample
collection, in-situ clathrate experiments, jetting
and brushing operations, wall thickness mea-
surements in ow line and valves, cp measure-
ment, anode installation, transponder change
out, jetting and brushing operations, guideline
change out, bolt torsioning, cable cutting, testing
or electro-hydraulic pod functions, guidepost
replacement, ax/vx ring replacement 2133 m
(7000 feet), intervention developments.
CSSF ROPOS
The HYSUB 5000 is the deepest diving ROV ISE has built. So far, three systems have been delivered.
They are based on the HYSUB 40 with components modied for operation to 5000m (16,400ft). The
vehicle is deployed in a cage. The steel armoured umbilical contains single mode optical bres for all
video, sonar, instrumentation and data signals.
A version of the HYSUB 5000 vehicle/cage system, ROPOS, has been used primarily for oceanographic
research. This vehicle has dierent congurations, depending on the task being performed. In deep
water operations, the 30 HP vehicle can dive to 5000 meter depths. At depth, the vehicle operates
independent of the 10 HP cage up to 300 meters of ying tether. In shallow water mode, the vehicle
operates as a 40 HP vehicle, independent of the cage, down to depths of 350 meters.
Jamstec Hyper Dolphin
Structure: 6061-T6 aluminum with
316 stainless steel xtures
Flotation: Syntactic foam
Depth capability: 5,000 meters
Propulsion: Electro-hydraulic (75 electric HP,
6 hydraulic thrusters)
Power Requirements: 440 VAC, 3-phase, 60 Hz,
350 Amp
Control: ISE Advanced Telemetry Control System
Cameras: Super HARP, Colour CCD, B/W fore and aft
Sonar: Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech
(675 kHz and 330 kHz)
Lights: 5 x 400 Watt HMI; 1 x 250 Watt Halogen
Manipulators: 2 x 7 function Spatially Correspondent
(SC) Magnum Manipulators
SNK ROV trials and training o ISEs research vessel.
ROV / AUV
i-TECH
A Division of Subsea 7
i-Techs Centurion QX system launched with a telescopic
A-frame from client supplied vessel.
Centurion QX deployed through moonpool with a two guide wire
heavy weather launch system on new build semisubmersible rig.
The Centurion SP undergoes nal testing prior to its rst
deployments in 2014.
Centurion QX installed onboard a new build semisubmersible rig
with a two guide wire heavy weather launch system.
The Quantum heavy work-class ROV has been designed
to cope with undertaking power-intensive tasks in ultra-
deepwater and high current conditions with ease.
New Torque Tool Class 1-4 developed in-house by i-Techs engineers is tested in our test tank facility in Aberdeen, UK. The Torque Tool can
be either manipulator or skid deployed.
Simulation control system used for training oshore personnel
in driving ROVs or simulating a future project in order to plan
and prepare for the work.
i-Tech Hercules deployed with the guide rail heavy weather
launch system over the side of a drillship.
ROV / AUV
JW FISHERS
Yung Shin Marine Construction in Korea preparing to deploy their SeaLion ROV.
Fairhaven, MA Harbormaster (L) and Shellsh Warden with their Fishers SeaLion-2.
Technician with Norways Jotu n Co and SeaLion-2.
Swiss International Diving Service prepare to launch SeaOtter ROV from Zodiak.
Members of the Saratoga Sheris Dept with ROV consoles, inset - Col Emery & Lt. Siebert.
HT Marine deploying their SeaLion-2. GDC Dive Center Preparing the SeaOtter-2.
Technician with Norways Jotu n Co and SeaLion-2.
KONGSBERG MARITIME
Hugin 4500 AUV
The HUGIN 4500 is today operating as Surveyor III for C&C Technologies, based in Lafayette USA. The vehicle is depth
rated to 4500 meter.
HUGIN 4500 AUV ready for launch.
Highly versatile, modular AUV for 600, 1500 or 3000 meter applications.
REMUS 600 AUV
Deep-water workhorse AUV for operations in up to 6000 metres of water.
REMUS 6000 AUV
Remus 600 deployment
REMUS 6000 AUV in its launch and recovery system.
ROV / AUV
OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Millennium Plus ROV with DTS 3-function skid used for tree orientation, injection
and pressure testing. The ROV and skid are shown in the Heavy Weather Deployment
System (HWDS).
Millennium ROV system with 4, 000 meter depth capabilities shown in the Gulf of Mexico with
the systems Heavy Weather Deployment System (HWDS) as installed on a deepwater drillship.
Photo Credit: Oceaneering.
SAAB SEAEYE LTD
Falcon
With over 250 systems sold, a highly successful portable ROV
fitted with distributed control and modular assemblies for ease
of maintenance and rapid role change. Five brushless thrusters
give unrivalled manoeuvrability in strong cross currents. Rated
300m and 1000m .
The Seaeye Leopard is designed to offer operators an
exceptionally powerful electric work class ROV in a compact
chassis. Developed from the highly successful Panther XT-Plus,
the Seaeye Leopard produces an impressive half tonne of
forward thrust, with fifty percent more payload, three times the
tooling power and double the depth rating, whilst maintaining
the same deck footprint.
The Seaeye Cougar-XT Compact is the shallow water
compact version of the field proven and extremely
powerful Cougar-XT. Proven worldwide and recognised
for its capability, operators now have the ability to
undertake a range of demanding observation and light
work tasks at much lower operating costs. Saab Seaeye
recognised the need for a high performance ROV in
the renewable energy markets, for shallow water
cable laying and inspection tasks, where strong tidal
currents are experienced.
Seaeye Tiger Features:
Maximum operating depth: 1000 metres
Dual video channels
32 Kg (70 Lb) payload
4 Vectored and one vertical Seaeye
SM 4M thrusters with velocity feedback
Auto heading and depth
Thruster trim functions
Fully interfaced for sonar and CP probes
3 Phase power outlet option
Single or 4 function manipulator option
Choice of TMS systems
Free swimming mode or TMS type 2
300 watts of variable intensity lighting
Integral video overlay
ROV / AUV
SHARK MARINE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Shark Marines ROV technologies have been designed specifically to enable custom
designs, sort of a building block process. This allows us to develop a custom ROV
without the custom work, keeping the cost to the customer reasonable.
See www.sharkmarine.com for more details and products.
Ready to inspect submerged train
tracks near Tennessee River Locks
in the Kentucky Reservoir.
Deploying in the North Atlantic. 1-2 Man Portable System.
Training in Bahrain.
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SHARK MARINE
Shark Mar aaa ines ROV technologies have been
designs, sort of a building block process. Th
without the custom work, keeping the cost
See www.sharkmarine.com for more detai
ROV / AUV
SMD
QX Ultra - SMDs latest evolution of drill support WROV.
SMD DVECS2 State of the art SCADA control system
Class leading payload and space for tools/instruments
The latest Curvetech components throughout
Ultra rigid, ultra light space frame chassis
Quantum Workclass ROV
Quantum (MkIII) is the newest version of SMDs successful
heavy construction ROV. Utilising the latest multi-
platform Curvetech components, the vehicle oers class
leading in current performance, tool and instrument space
and access for maintenance. Designed to cope with power
intensive deepwater tasks, Quantum is the ultimate subsea
construction and survey tool.
FEATURES
200HP & 230HP Power Pack Options
Up to 1100kg Bollard Pull
124LPM Tooling Hydraulics
350kg Payload
SMD DVECSII Digital Telemetry
HDTV & Gigabyte capability
SMD AutoROV advanced control modes
Option for DriROV built-in ROV simulator
Latest Curvetech ROV building blocks used throughout
Quasar Drill Support Work Class ROV
Quasar (MkII) is the newest version of SMDs successful general
purpose ROV. Utilising the latest multi-platform Curvetech
components, the vehicle oers class leading in current per-
formance, tooling and instrument space and access for main-
tenance. Quasar is an excellent all round performer capable of
survey, construction and drill support operations.
FEATURES
Latest Curvetech ROV building blocks used throughout
125HP & 150HP Power Pack Options
Up to 800kg Bollard Pull
Optional 78LPM Tooling Hydraulics
250kg Payload
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Option for DriROV built-in ROV simulator
Rock Trencher RT1
RT1 uses a patented trenching system to create an open vee
trench for seabed protection and stabilization of large diam-
eter pipelines in hard ground. With triple chain cutters and
four dredge pumps, RT1 has the power to produce trenches
down to 2m in rock up to 40MPa compressive strength and
still operate in soft seabeds using a buoyancy system which
reduces the submerged weight to 20 tonnes.
Q-TRENCHER 600
The Q-Trencher 600 ROV provides high power trenching
capability for the burial of cables, umbilical and small diam-
eter pipes up to 3m deep. The ROV uses variable high ow
jetting to optimize the trenching to suit the conditions. It can
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I APPROACHED THE READ
ING of this book with a real sense of
curiosity, as I had heard of the Deer Island
disaster, but knew very little with respect to
the projects details and the overall scope of
work to be performed. I was fascinated by
the fact that a diving contractor was tasked
to go down a 420 foot deep shaft with 5 div-
ers on two modified Humvees (equipped
with a trailer in tow, which carried a rack
of liquid gas tanks) and make a 9.5 mile
penetration. Because the diameter of the
tunnel was too narrow for the vehicles to
turnaround, the second Humvee faced the
opposite direction for the return trip. After
going as far as possible with the Humvees,
three of the divers were to then make an
excursion to the narrowest portions of the
tunnel to remove plugs from 55 risers. These
risers ran up to diffuser heads located in 100
feet of water on the bottom of Massachusetts
Bay. I was curious to know how such a hor-
rible outcome could occur and what the
contributing factors were that caused the
death of two divers and the near death of
three others.
The Deer Island Tunnel Project was
undertaken to address the untreated sew-
age which was being pumped into Boston
Harbor. At the time, Boston Harbor was
considered to be the most ecologically and
environmentally unfriendly body of water
in the country. The book takes you through
a perfect storm of project cost overruns,
hard bid jobs, unrealistic timelines, egos
dictating decisions over formal risk assess-
ments, poor communication, and a multi-
layer bureaucracy rivaling that of our own
federal government. The decision by the
projects prime contractor to leave arguably
the most dangerous aspect of the project (to
get the tunnel on line) to a group of divers
who had never performed such a task, in an
environment so remote and inhospitable,
literally makes the reader (especially if a
diver) feel that the lives of the divers were
Trapped under the Sea
BOOK REVIEW BY PHIL NEWSUM, ADCI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
not viewed to be as important as that of the
other personnel who had worked on the
tunnel. The fact that a project that ran into
the billions of dollars eventually hinged on
a small diving contractor who was tasked
to perform an unfamiliar and hazardous
task (with untested new equipment which
wasnt even designed for the application
utilized) for six hundred thousand dollars
defies logic.
As one progresses through the book,
there is a sense of the impending likeli-
hood that something catastrophic will take
place. As a commercial diver, I could relate
to the individual divers and supervisor,
whose characteristics and qualities were not
unlike many of their brothers in the indus-
try. The reader can see a little of himself
in each of the members of the dive team.
This definitely personalizes the book for
any commercial diver reading it. Another
frustrating element for the reader will be
the fact that, according to the author, the
input of the divers on critical elements of
the project was not considered and vir-
tually all of their concerns were brushed
off and met with unverified assurances
by an egotistical engineer. The engineer
working for the diving contractor lacked
the ability to read people and work col-
laboratively. This, combined with stub-
bornness, also blinded him to the obvious
shortcoming of the equipment and to the
proper procedures necessary for dealing
with those deficiencies. Sometimes we div-
ers can be our own worst enemy; wanting
to do the seemingly impossible and defy
the odds. While much of this culture has
been properly addressed today through
the use of Job Hazard Analyses, thorough
Risk Assessment Analysis, Pre-job meet-
ings involving both the contractor and the
client, and STOP WORK authority for
all members of the project, that can-do
attitude is still inherently woven into the
DNA of a diver.
To quote an excerpt from the book,
Injuries and deaths tend to happen late
in projects, when confidence runs high and
tolerance for delay dips especially low. This
springs from a phenomenon known as nor-
malization, which, in this case, allowed peo-
ple to accept looser standards in the name of
greater speed. The more people do something
without suffering a bad outcome, the harder
it becomes for them to remain aware of the
risks associated with that behavior. This les-
son has implications for any task involving
some level of hazard, from cleaning gutters
to chopping vegetables. If it is worth climbing
down the ladder to move it a few feet at the
beginning of the job, it should be worth taking
that same sensible precaution near the end.
There are a myriad of lessons learned
that are very worthwhile for the reader to
note. One is the often heavy reliance upon
consultants or Subject Matter Experts
(SMEs). In many instances, we tend to defer
to these individuals rather than working col-
lectively to address challenges. The ability
to STOP WORK when you come upon
something which is unplanned (or outside of
book review
the defined scope of work) is now a hallmark
in many sectors of the commercial diving
industry and requires a collective approach
from all stakeholders (specifically the client
and contractor).
One major component of the ADCIs
Strategic Plan speaks to this very thing: The
Importance of Greater Client Awareness
with Contractor Selection. Clients and
Contractors need to work together when
addressing such issues as project leadership,
job planning and hazard ID, oversight and
policies, skills development, equipment pro-
cedures and requirements, and preventive
maintenance. When these are all employed
collaboratively between the client and con-
tractor, the ability to prevent any accidents
or loss time incidents is greatly increased.
Maximizing safety on a job is not only the
right thing to do, but is generally the over-
all cheaper option as well, as the cost of a
catastrophic accident or fatality can bring
a business to its knees when all fines and
legal fees have been settled. In the case of
the Deer Island Tunnel Project, the book
states that the dive contractors portion
of the work was bid at under six hundred
thousand dollars, but that the cost after all
was said and done was fifty to sixty times
that amount and the tunnel project was
delayed an additional year. Combined,
the last ditch effort to complete the job,
the civil suits, the lawyers fees, insurance
and administrative costs reached sums of
close to thirty five million dollars, not
to mention the incalculable value of the
loss of lives. I am sure for the principals
involved it was a lesson which will ring
loudly throughout their lifetimes. This
reader hopes that everyone will take some-
thing positive from this costly lesson and
apply it to their own personal and profes-
sional projects.
In summary, the tragedy at Deer Island
could have been avoided on so many levels.
The book highlights many lessons learned,
which still have significant relevance today,
as we still experience accidents and fatali-
ties that could have easily been avoided
by following well established procedures
versus cutting steps to save time or money.
I consider TRAPPED UNDER THE SEA
a must read for everyone in the industry.
It is a read that will tug at all of your emo-
tions. Once you get started, youll find the
book difficult to put down.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Neil Swidey is author
of The Assist, a Boston
Globe bestseller that was
named one of the best
books of the year by the
Washington Post, and
a coauthor of the New York Times best-
selling Last lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted
Kennedy. A staff writer for the Boston Globe
Magazine, Swidey has been a finalist for the
National Magazine Award and has twice
won the Sigma Delta Chi award from the
Society of Professional Journalists. His
work has been featured in the Best American
Science Writing, The Best American Crime
Reporting, and The Best American Political
Writing. He teaches at Tufts University and
has served as a contributing analyst for NBC
News. He lives outside Boston with his wife
and three daughters.
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Hydroelectric generation had been shut
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Hydroelectric project due to the failure of
a working cable that controls one side
of a moveable screen (trash rack) which is
lowered over the penstock opening during
generation and then raised prior to pumping
back through the unit during times of low
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the screen was now positioned or where the
broken cables and associated appurtenances
had ended up and needed an immediate
emergency inspection so that a plan could
be put in place to get the unit operational
again as soon as possible.
AEPs Smith Mountain Dam is the tallest
concrete arch dam east of the Mississippi
River and is located on the Roanoke River
a large two drum electric/hydraulic winch
system that is located on a platform can-
tilevered over the dam. A 7/8 diameter
wire rope cable extends downward toward
the water from each of the two drums,
wraps through a sheave, and then extends
upward to the platform where a speltered
end attaches to a fixed pad-eye on the dam
resulting in a two-part line. Plant personnel
refer to these 7/8 cables as the working
cables. From each of the two sheaves, a
single part 1-1/2 wire rope cable approxi-
mately 137 in length extends down to the
moveable screen (one cable attaches to
each side of the screen). These cables are
referred to by plant personnel as the sta-
tionary cables. The moveable screen has
large steel rollers which guide its movement
up and down steel tracks that are part of the
structure originally installed by the satura-
tion divers in the 1960s.
Following the call for an inspection,
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Seabotix LBV 300-5 MiniROV system and
crew to Virginia via our company airplane
and were onsite the next morning. At 200
feet of water depth, unit five is the deepest
unit at Smith Mountain and the location
of the penstock opening had to be blasted
out of the bedrock during construction.
The ROV inspection located the top of the
20- ton moveable screen in about 130 of
water and found that the screen was held
at an angle by the one cable that had not
Divers deployment with limited deck space
in Southwestern Virginia. The dam was
designed as a hydroelectric pumped stor-
age facility and was built between 1960
and 1963. For commercial divers, the
dam has historical interest as it was the site
of the first commercial saturation diving
project ever performed. In 1965, utilizing
Westinghouses Cachalot system, divers
installed the original moveable screen guide
structures and screens on the face of the
dam. The original dam design consisted
of a fixed screen or trash rack over the pen-
stock opening, but portions of this structure
were literally blown off the dam when the
units were used to pump water back from
the tail water reservoir to the lake. It was
to solve this problem that a moveable screen
system was installed by Marine Contracting,
Inc. utilizing the Westinghouse saturation
system.
The moveable screen system installed on
unit five consists of a 40 thousand pound,
35 x 35 steel screen which is positioned by
Installation of a Portion of the Temporary Rigging for Screen
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broken, and that the guide rollers were
jammed against the guides. An extensive
amount of the 1-1/2 diameter stationary
cable from the broken side was wrapped
around the screen guides and around por-
tions of the top of the moveable screen, with
other loops of the cable extending deeper.
The ROV operator was eventually able to
locate the section of cable that extended
downward to the sheave, which was located
at about 170 of water depth. Because of fear
of doing further damage, and concern about
the remaining working cable breaking and
potentially causing the screen to fall to the
bottom, AEP personnel could not run unit
five or the adjacent unit, dramatically cut-
ting the generating potential of the facility.
To make matters worse, because this was
not a planned outage, substantial fines to
the utility could result if the units were not
able to be brought online as needed.
Following the inspection on Sunday,
the crew was asked to stay in the area over-
night and return to the plant the next day
to help formulate a plan for recovery of the
sheave and 1-1/2 cable (estimated to weigh
approximately 1,100 pounds) and repair of
the moveable screen system including the
replacement of both working cables, as well
as the stationary cables if needed.
Despite the fact that the system was
needed on-line and that, in addition to the
loss of generation revenue, large fines were
possible if the repair wasnt made in a timely
manner, it was clear that AEP personnels
main concern was developing a workable
plan that created the least risk for diving
personnel and that utilized methods other
than diving as much as reasonably pos-
sible in order to realize this goal. Unlike
many electric utilities, AEP has in-house
diving requirements for contractors that
are drafted and administered by AEPs
Diving Coordinator, Mr. David Scarberry.
Additionally, AEP relies extensively on the
diving requirements contained within the
ADCI Consensus Standards. To develop
the recovery and repair plan, Mainstream
worked onsite with Mr. David Scarberry and
Plant Maintenance Supervisor, Mr. David
Agee. AEP regulations do not allow air
diving to the 170 depth of the sheave and
a LARS and open bell would be required to
meet the requirements for mixed gas diving.
This would be problematic to mobilize in
a timely manner, as the top of the dam is
extremely narrow (approximately 10 wide
in areas with two sharp curves required
for access) and contains parapet walls as
well as an approximately 25 air gap to the
water, all combining to make the use of a
LARS/bell system best done from a barge.
However, because of the landlocked lake,
a suitable barge was not available and sec-
tional barges would be required. And while
Mainstream does have sectional barges
and this option was considered, the time
required for mobilization and setup would
extend the repair beyond the desired time
frame. Other options considered by AEP
included the use of a one atmosphere suit
or a work class ROV to perform the repairs.
Both types of systems had been used on this
unit previously for inspection work, how-
ever it was feared that they may not fit into
some of the required working areas, espe-
cially as it appeared some loops of the cable
extended behind the screen and through the
steel support structure and may have had
to be unwrapped by hand. Additionally,
if the wraps came loose, the sheave may
have dropped to the bottom and if so may
have been in a location too tight for either
a large ROV or a one atmosphere suit to
reach due to the tight constraints between
the blasted bedrock and the structural steel
guide structure.
After an analysis of possible recovery/
repair methods, it was decided by the AEP/
Mainstream team working together that the
quickest response would consist of mobi-
lizing an SurD0
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air diving package and
setting it up on top of the dam. The very
first requirement of the dive crew would be
to install temporary rigging to the 20 ton
Cable Wrapped Around the Screen and Screen Guide
Inserting Rope and PVC through the Sheave
screen so that it could not fall, which could
have endangered a diver or compounded the
current problems. This would be accom-
plished by attaching two twenty-ton chain
falls to the dam and utilizing custom made
130 long web straps and attaching them to
the screen. Following the successful secur-
ing of the screen, a hydraulic winch would be
attached to the dam via a fabricated mount
and the cable from the winch would connect
to a cable grab (pork chop) which would be
installed by a diver to the cable strand (at
about the 135 depth) that extended to the
sheave. The winch would be utilized to try
and come up on the 1,100 pound sheave
and 1-1/2 cable and set it on top of the gate
where it could then be rigged for further
retrieval at a depth suitable for the air div-
ing package. The attempted cable retrieval
would be monitored by the ROV in case the
cable or sheave hung on any part of the steel
structure on the face of the dam as it came
up. The divers would be out of the water
during this part of the job. It was recog-
nized that this plan might not work, and in
fact, had the potential to make things worse
because as the cable came up loops may have
come off the structure and fallen further
toward the bottom, possibly getting hung up
on other parts of the steel structure at depths
beyond the ability to untangle and recover
them with the air diving spread. In that
event, it was decided mixed gas equipment
and barges could still be brought in and the
majority of the equipment previously mobi-
lized including decompression chambers,
etc. would still be needed resulting in very
little lost time for this effort.
On Monday night the Mainstream
crew flew back home, and Tuesday and
Wednesday were spent preparing and load-
ing company equipment as well as sourc-
ing and obtaining the specialty rigging and
other equipment required. On Thursday, the
11 man crew (seven divers, diving supervi-
sor, ROV operator, and two Mainstream
truck driver/laborers) and equipment mobi-
lized to the site to begin work on Friday.
The extent of diving that might be required
was unknown so the equipment mobilized
included two decompression chamber pack-
ages and 5120 compressors which would
be located on the top of the dam as well as
one that was installed in a heated 20 conex
box and left on a Mainstream semi-truck at
the crews hotel in case of any decompres-
sion issues with divers outside of working
hours. This precaution was taken due to
the distance from the nearest hotel to the
site, the remoteness of the dam, and the
potential for winter weather denying quick
access to the dam during the project. Two
carry deck cranes and man baskets were
positioned on top of the dam to be utilized
for diver ingress/egress between the top of
the dam and the water and for attachment of
the topside portion of the temporary rigging
and the replacement of the working cables.
The size of the cranes was restricted due to
the very limited width on the top of the dam.
Once the dive crew had the temporary
rigging in place and the screen was secure,
the crew attached the cable grab to the 1-1/2
cable and to the hydraulic winch previously
installed on the dam and began coming up
on it while observing with the ROV. After
pulling the cable grab and attached cable
10 or 15 toward the surface, some of the
loops of cable around the screen and guides
fell loose which allowed the sheave to fall
and, as observed on the ROV, pulled the
cable partially out of the cable grab. An
ROV inspection found that the sheave had
fallen to the lake bottom and was now lying
in 200 of water and was in a very confined
area between bedrock and the steel support
structure. In trying to view the sheave, the
ROV operator was concerned with getting
the vehicle stuck as he was rubbing the bed-
rock behind him and the steel in front of
him, with the 1-1/2 cable to his side. At this
point it was well after dark and winter storm
warnings were in effect for an ice storm that
had already blanketed much of the Midwest
and was scheduled to move through Virginia
and continue to the Northeast throughout
the evening and the next day. Based on this
forecast and the very narrow, steep access to
the dam site, AEP personnel decided to cur-
tail work the next day (Sunday). Mainstream
and AEP personnel utilized the off time
to come up with a plan for retrieval of the
1,100 pound sheave and cable utilizing the
single, three jaw fixed manipulator on our
mini ROV. If this didnt quickly work we
would need to bring in mixed gas diving
equipment to complete the repair.
On Monday morning the crew prepared
a 1/2 diameter nylon messenger line which
we ran through an 8 long, 3/4 diameter
PVC pipe. A 10 long tail was left on the
line after feeding it through the pipe and
the pipe was then secured in the ROVs
fixed manipulator. The line and the ROV
tether was tended separately and the opera-
tor struggled with the extra drag to main-
tain position on the cable as he followed
it down 200. After multiple attempts to
move the ROV into position at the lake
bottom and continually hitting either the
bedrock or the structural steel work, the
operator finally managed to shove the
PVC pipe through the spelter opening on
the cable where it attached to the sheave.
After another period of trial and error, the
operator was able to maneuver the ROV to
a point where he could retrieve the rope
tail. At this point, additional line was fed
from the surface and the end of the line was
brought up with the ROV resulting in the
line being looped through the sheave/cable
assembly. A one-inch diameter line with
a SWL adequate to lift the assembly was
then spliced into the 1/2 line and pulled
through the sheave. With both ends of
the one-inch line on the surface, an eye
was tied in the fixed end and the running
end was put through the eye allowing the
fixed end to be pulled to the bottom and
choke on the sheave. Snatch blocks were
then attached to the dam to change the
direction of pull and the line was utilized
to retrieve the sheave from 200 of water
depth to approximately 88 of water depth.
A diver was then utilized to de-rig the
previously placed cable grab and to attach
the hydraulic winch cable directly to the
sheave. With the sheave and 1-1/2 cable
now secure, it was possible for a diver to
remove the remaining cable loops from the
top of the screen and screen guide structure
allowing the end of the 1-1/2 cable with the
sheave to be brought to the waters surface.
The crew was then able to replace the work-
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on the screen and straighten it out on its
guides, and remove the temporary rigging.
The unit was in service and the crew was
de-mobilized eleven days after the original
call for an inspection. The utilization of the
mini ROV allowed the completion of the
project with much less mobilization time
and cost over other methods considered
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BIBBY REMOTE INTERVENTION LIMITED BRIL
has secured a multi-million pound contract with Olympic Shipping
to install two 150 horse-power deep water Quasar ROVs onboard the
construction support vessel (CSV), Olympic Ares.
The two ROVs will be installed in the purpose built ROV hangers
onboard the vessel by BRIL for ROV and survey services.
This follows the signing of a char-
ter agreement with Bibby Offshore and
Olympic Shipping for the Olympic Ares
for a seasonal charter during 2014 with
options to extend. BRIL will install the
ROVs in Q4 this year and Bibby Offshore
and Olympic will jointly market the ves-
sel up until the charter agreement begins
in 2014.
Established at the end of 2011, BRIL has
grown significantly with staff numbers
increasing significantly, with the addition
of 20 onshore personnel and the offshore
workforce trebling to more than 100.
Increased market demand for ROV ser-
vices, along with major contract wins in
the renewable and oil and gas sector has
driven BRILs rapid development and has
firmly established the business as a lead-
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numerous third party clients.
Mike Arnold, chief operating officer
of BRIL said: We are delighted to secure
this contract to install these world-class
Quasar ROVs on the Olympic Ares and
look forward to a long term relationship
with Olympic Shipping.
To deliver high quality products and
services to our clients, we have invested
significantly in our ROV fleet, including
the addition of the 150hp Quasars to our
13 systems.
We place a huge emphasis on collabora-
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support from our onshore BRIL team in the
delivery of this contract, ensuring that we
maintain Bibbys high standards.
Bibby Offshore with new sister company
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL),
has grown from 10 employees in 2003 to
now employing more than 1,300 people
onshore and offshore worldwide, with
offices in Aberdeen, Liverpool, Singapore,
Trinidad and Houston. The company has
an international f leet of six subsea support
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Reaching the mythic milestone of 60 days
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Launched south of Nice, SeaExplorer aver-
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files of the water column from near surface to
500 meters depth with 100% communications
even in high sea-states. Supervised by satellite
telemetry from onshore office using ACSAs
IRIS software, the performance was manually
stopped whereas internal parameters indi-
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of National Center for Scientific Research
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University (UPMC).
The mission objective was to evaluate
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with rechargeable batteries while perform-
ing several round trips between France and
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on the French Riviera. Completing a two-
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sea-proven rechargeable glider with high
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SeaExplorer can navigate at sea for months
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m depth. For oceanographic applications,
following six sensors are already integrated
and available off-the-shelf: Conductivity/
Temperature/Pressure (CTD), Dissolved
Oxygen (DO), Chlorophyll, Phycobilins,
Turbidity and Chromophoric Dissolved
Organic Matter (CDOM). On-going devel-
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marine mammals detection, nitrate sensor,
video camera for jellyfish observation and
an hydrocarbon sensor to monitor oil spills
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The MDSU 2 Area Search Platoon (ASP)
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the aircraft. Staging out of Chincoteague
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led by Operations Specialist Chief William
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mous side-scan sonar searches of more than
10 square miles of ocean bottom, before
locating the F-16 approximately three miles
from the point of the mid-air incident.
On Aug. 14, the MDSU 2 ASP found and
recovered aircraft debris using a remote
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the ASP turned over the operation to Navy
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after a small-boat transfer.
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The next day, the divers recovered the flight
data recorder, commonly referred to as the
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Diving operations ended Aug. 19 after
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aircraft and the flight data recorder are
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Id like to thank the Sailors, Navy Divers
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Divers assigned to Mobile and Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU)
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in Key West, Fla. The two-week exercise, which ultimately certified the
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different pieces of equipment and to conduct different jobs within the dive side
team. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael
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And in this era, the RCV 225 vehicle, or flying eyeball, was an active
participant. If todays generation were to see this vehicle on a Rig, it
could easily be confused for the small and portable circular shaped,
offshore satellites.
The term/phrase flying eyeball, when used offshorebetween
different generationscan be equally confusing when describing a
WROV, as this occurred in 2007 when we, the subsea interven-
tion team, proposed the use of an ROV skid during operations. This
resulted in a technical uproar, due to the vehicle being tooled up,
and having limited spacing. This gave rise to the ROV crew strictly
referring to it as a flying eyeball to ensure we understood said con-
straint. In the end, a skit was attached to complete the project.
After the projects completion, I began to implore as to why a
WROV would be called a flying eyeball, when it is more akin to
a flying metal frame. The more I implored, the more perplexed
I became, due to the inconsistent explanations. In the pursuit of
clarity, and to better
The Great Crew Change
The last 30 years have not been kind to the ROV market; this
is especially true for the 1980s, as highlighted by Clive Furgesons
paper published in 1990 (2): Mid-1985 caused some reduction in
exploration and drilling activity which initially was a major area of
operation for ROVs However the oil shock of 1986 shook out a
lot of companies through the oil industry including many smaller
ROV operators and manufacturers.
To absorb the boom and bust effects of the 80s, oil field companies,
instituted layoffs and hiring freezes. The market would eventually
history
Ty Wraps and Duct Tape:
An ROVs Backbone
Prior to Work Class ROVs (WROVs) becoming a staple of deep-
water operations, as highly advanced vehicles, there was a time
when ROVs were held together by duct tape and tywraps (1)an
era known as the Dark Agescomposed of the late 70s and 80s.
Flying Metal Fra
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recover, but when it did, rehiring new talent did not follow. The result:
a generational gap in the workforce, with fewer keepers and passers
of knowledge to transmit the evolution of technologyengineering
practicesand technical know-how to todays workforce. This also
applies to the understanding of language and terminology, the con-
necting thread of the above listed, as exemplified by the term flying
eyeball. And to better understand this phrase, the Ixtoc blowout
will be revisited, as this incident, gave it depth, and also introduced/
exposed it to a larger audience during the dark ages.
Ixtoc
The Ixtoc well, located in Campeche Bay, Mexico, was an explor-
atory well that succumbed to a blowout in 1979, during drilling
operations, which caused the Rig to be set ablaze. Because the rem-
nants of the downed platform, and collapsed drill pipe came to rest
above the well, divers were unable to locate the subsea Blow Out
Preventer (BOP), as a result the BOP could not be engaged to control
the well. For this reason, submerged vehicles would bear the burden
of locating the BOP. But first they would need to be deployed: this
was no easy task, as topside conditions reached temperatures above
140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Notwithstanding, an international team pressed forward, which
included the famed blow out wrangler, Red Adair. Adairs scope of
work: kill the well. But to do this, he would rely on video feeds and
robots, as highlighted by Popular Science (3):
Offshore: Coining of a Term
At Ixtoc, a total of 3 subsea vehicles, were used. Of these three,
the RCV 225 is used interchangeably with the term of interest.
Which raises an additional question: why would Adair choose to
call this a f lying eyeball? The RCV 225s circular shape, and like
the human eye it too is vital for viewing objects external to itself,
but to do this it uses thrusters. From a coining standpoint, Adair
is credited with coining the phrase f lying eyeball, in an offshore
context, via Joseph F. Engelbergers book Robotics in Service (4).
But the reality is that that neither the Ixtoc blowout nor Adair can be
credited with creating the concept of a flying eyeball: this distinction
is held by Rick Griffin.
Griffin created the first known illustration, when working for the
Berkeley Bonaparte Agency, depicting a flying eyeball, more than 10
years before Ixtoc, by way of psychedelic posters announcing a Jimi
Hendrix concert. Furthermore, this illustration continues to garner
attention, due to its artistic and cultural impact, and praise, as illus-
trated by the Heritage Auction Companys auction catalogue from
2010 (5): Underground artist Rick Griffins most famous creation
the flying eyeball star of his legendary psychedelic postermakes
another appearance in this outstanding pencil sketch from 1967.
Present Day
The phrase in question in todays market is not used to announce
concerts; instead it is used interchangeably to describe Observation
Class ROVs (OROV). Comparatively, OROVs have versatility that
WROVs do not: access to highly limited and constrained areas.
Their use in such settings will continue to increase, as they become
more compact, and because of such features, they are occasionally
used in deepwater settings, but in a limited fashion. But in regards
to the future deepwater operations, WROVs will continue to exert
their dominance.
Works Cited
1. Held Together by Duct Tape and Tywraps. Newport, Curt. 2,
Gainesville: Naylor LLC, 2013, Vol. 26.
2. Subsea Remotely Operated Vehicles to Subsea Robots. Furgeson,
Clive. Melbourne: Third National Conference on Robotics, 1990.
3. Robot Subs Troubleshoot the Deep. Popular Science. 6, Winter
Park: Bonnier Corporation, 1981, Vol. 219.
4. Engelberger, Joseph F. Robotics in Service. Cambridge: MIT
Press, 1989. 0262050420.
5. Heritage Auctions Inc. Heritage Signature Auction #7027.
Dallas: s.n., 2010.
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Initially available with industry standard hybrid coax bulkhead options, the overall
compact design brings HD to a whole new range of applications previously out of
reach in the sub-sea industry. The enhancements to the widely popular, compact,
and nearly indestructible Multi-SeaCam camera not only brings high definition
video to our customers, but allows for HD cameras to be brought to some of the
harshest and most unforgiving environments on Earth.
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DeepSea Power & Light
Improves its SeaLite
Sphere LED Light
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The popular SeaLite Sphere has evolved to
offer field-serviceable connector replace-
ment for a quick and easy repair in the field.
The ability to change the connector without
any special tools or the need to send the
light back to the manufacturer has reduced
downtime to a matter of minutes, saving
users time and money.
The SeaLite Sphere advances beyond
other LED lights by separating the connector
from other internal electronic components
to avoid downtime and costly repairs due to
connector failures. The 8,700 psi pressure
resistant compartment separates the con-
nector and the rest of the light; which will
make flooding due to a connector failure a
thing of the past.
DeepSea Power & Light further enhanced
the new SeaLite Sphere by widening its
dimming range. The light allows users to
smoothly transition within a dimming range
similar to a halogen light. Pushing the edges
of innovative engineering, DeepSea Power &
Light has created a perfect LED replacement
for a halogen light.
Expanding on the goal of making the
SeaLite Sphere even more versatile and rug-
ged, DeepSea Power & Light has introduced
a new and improved mounting bracket. The
new bracket consists of two halves that make
installing and uninstalling a breeze, while
incorporating Titanium inserts to prolong
bracket longevity in salt water. Recognizing
the global usage of this light, the mounting
bracket is now being offered in either Metric
or Imperial thread sizes to accommodate the
universal usage of this popular light.
The SeaLite Sphere continues to oper-
ate successfully around the world, serving
thousands of users in their applications from
splash zones to depths of 6000 meters and
beyond.
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DeepSea Power
and Lights DVS-300
Invades Normandy
DeepSea Power & Lights new diver video
system, DVS-300, assisted in creating the
largest and most precise archeological map
of the five invaded beaches in Normandy
to commemorate the 70th anniversary of
D-Day. The DVS-300 took on the momen-
tous task of identifying wrecks along
511km2 of coastline in just 27 days.
During this historic collaboration, the
DVS-300, a one-of-a-kind compact, ultra-
lightweight video system helped identify
nearly 300 shipwrecks. Sherrell Ocean
Services used the DVS-300 during their
seven week expedition, which ran off of
two hot-swappable 18v Lithium Ion bat-
teries and AC.
The DVS-300 collected data and pic-
tures of sunken ships, hidden WWII arti-
facts, and a spectacular portrait of history.
The diver video system was able to capture
the stunning images with full frame rate
video; as well as, more compact low frame
rate video and still images. The DVS-300s
light weight and compact size made it easy
to transport between the two French ves-
sels Andre Malraux and Etoile Marines
Magic Star in addition of being used on a
6 meters long rigid-hulled inf latable boat
for quick target identification.
A moving and inspiring experience
for all those involved, data collected will
update the international wreck database,
support the goal of defining the Normandy
beaches as an UNESCO World Heritage
Site, and 3D images will give visualizations
to the wrecks that lie below. The exciting
work collected by all those involved and
the wrecks identified by the DVS-300 will
be aired on PBS and French Television to
commemorate the 70th anniversary.
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Unique Seaflex Completes 30,000 Bags- Bags of Potential!
Unique Seaflex, a Unique Maritime Group
company which is one of the worlds lead-
ing integrated turnkey subsea and offshore
solution providers completes the manufac-
turing of its 30,000th Bag on the October
28th, 2013. Seaflex is a well-established
manufacturer of heavy duty flexible struc-
tures. It designs, builds and maintains the
internationally accepted, accredited and well
proven range of air lift bags as well as a com-
prehensive range of water filled test weights.
It is one of the smallest bags in the selec-
tion of range of inflatable buoyancy that can
be provided and this 50kg parachute-style
air lift bag represents a significant mile-
stone for UK buoyancy and ballast specialist
Unique Seaflex.
Anticipated to be part of a significant
requirement of air lift bags supplied on
hire to a major offshore contractor for their
North Sea operations, this bag carries the
serial number 30,000 which is a notable
landmark in the 26-year history of the Isle
of Wight based manufacturer.
Seaflex, was established as a small fam-
ily owned business working from a modest
facility by Mark Board back in 1987. At that
time, bags of this size were the core business
and the largest bag produced offered only
500kg of uplift.
In 2013, the largest bag produced at
Seaflexs purpose-built Cowes facility comes
in at 50t -1000 times the capacity of this
50kg bag.
Since selling the company to Unique
Mark Board, the founder of Seaflex has since
retired. The now Managing Director of Unique
Seaflex , Graham Brading commented When
I started out with the company 18 years ago
we could hardly imagine the global success
story that Seaflex would become today - and
supplying the 30,000th bag is tribute to the
hard work and dedication of everyone who
has worked in the business over this time.
Seaflex owes a debt of honour to their
many customers past and present, who have
taken them to this notable milestone. With the
business going through a period of significant
worldwide growth, we expect Seaflex to be
supplying their 60,000th bag into the market
a whole lot sooner than the year 2039. added
Harry Gandhi, CEO of Unique Maritime
Group.
About Unique Seaflex: Established in
1987, and now operating out of purpose-built
premises in Cowes, UK, Unique Seaflex is
a world-leading manufacturer of air-filled
bags for salvage and installation operations
and of water-filled bags for testing or ballast-
ing purposes. Acquired by Unique Maritime
Group in 2011, Seaflex continues to extend
its global reach and now has a presence and
a stock-position on every continent bar
Antarctica - including most of the main oil
and gas markets around the world. Website:
www.seaflex.co.uk.
About Unique Maritime Group:
Founded in 1993, Unique Maritime Group
is one of the worlds leading integrated turn-
key subsea and offshore solution providers.
Through its expanding network of compa-
nies, UMG is a specialist in the provision of
services, and the sale and rental of equip-
ment for the marine, diving, hydrographic,
oceanographic, and NDT market sectors.
The group has an established manufacturing
capability for the delivery of customized engi-
neering projects worldwide. UMG has local
presence in USA, UK, South Africa, Nigeria,
India, Middle East, Russia and Singapore and
employs over 500 people worldwide. Website:
www.uniquegroup.com
ACSM Add Second
Cougar to Fleet
Off the coast of Spain subsea services com-
pany ACSM has completed sea trials of a
second Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ready to add
to their ROV fleet.
This follows successful trials offshore
Norway and in the Baltic where ROV pilots
and technicians reported minimal downtime
and satisfaction with its performance.
Operating near the Port of Ferrol, Spain,
the 2000 metre-rated Cougar undertook
a range of free-swimming tests including
survey routes, manipulator intervention on
structures and other wet tests.
An additional test included a collaborative
venture with Portugal-based Abyssal, trial-
ling their 3D visualisation system that uses
Augmented Technology to provide the pilot
with a heads-up display in 3D showing flight
paths and checkpoints to guide the pilot to
the exact target location.
For pilots the unrivalled manoeuvrability
of the Cougar XT is a key feature, coming
as it does from six thrusters, each having
velocity feedback for precise control in all
directions, with a control system that makes
it more responsive than any other ROV on
the market.
Spanish-based ACSM sees this as an
important attraction along with the other
unrivalled capabilities of the small yet power-
ful Cougar concept.
These include a reputation for reliability
and versatility and an ability to carry out light
work-class jobs, along with survey tasks and
the easy fitting of a wide variety of sensors,
ancillary equipment and tooling for tasks
such as drill support, salvage and IRM.
ACSM intend to make the Cougar XT
available to clients, not only as a free-swim-
ming option, but as a back-up vehicle for
ACSMs other TMS housed Cougar where
long projects or difficult offshore areas
would make any quick ROV replacement a
challenge.
ACSM provide ROV services along with
crew management, technical fleet services,
including highly qualified and specialised
crews for cable ships, offshore, supply and
other DP vessels.
Saab Seaeye is the worlds largest manu-
facturer of electric ROVs, and includes Saabs
underwater vehicle capability, which provides
tethered, autonomous and hybrid underwater
vehicle systems for the defence industry.
More information:
GaizkaGarey
ACSM AgenciaMaritima S.L.U
+34 620 856 685
g.garay@acsmships.com
www.acsmships.com
Matt Bates
Saab Seaeye Ltd.
+44 (0)1489 898000
www.seaeye.com
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Engineers and Archaeologists
Use Marine Magnetometers
Oceanographic engineers and marine
archaeologists are among a broad range of
users employing magnetometers in their
underwater search, salvage, and construc-
tion operations. Magnetometers are super
sensitive instruments that detect iron and
steel at a much greater distance than conven-
tional metal detectors. These devices assist
in array of tasks which include; hunting
for shipwrecks and artifacts, locating and
tracking deeply buried pipelines, looking
for lost tools and equipment, tracking down
weapons and explosives, pinpointing the
position of anchors and moorings, finding
sunken vessels and submerged vehicles, and
much more.
Q & S Engineering, based in San Diego,
provides consulting and engineering ser-
vices in the environmental, geotechnical,
and oceanographic fields. Their core spe-
cialties are site assessment and remediation,
marine sediment and groundwater investi-
gations, marine ecology and biology studies,
and geophysical surveys using side scan,
multibeam, and high resolution seismic
sonars. Recently Q & S was contracted to
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assist in a Latin American project involv-
ing the deconstruction of a large steel pier.
One of the job requirements was; all steel,
surface and subsurface, must be removed
from the area. Since the pier was old and in
a state of disintegration, pieces had fallen off
and become imbedded in the ocean bottom
and under the beach sand. Q & S engineer
Conrad Leslie contacted JW Fishers Mfg, a
company specializing in underwater search
equipment, to determine which tool would
be best to locate the missing pieces. A con-
ventional magnetometer was not an option
because its extreme sensitivity would make
it difficult to pinpoint individual pieces
in close proximity to the huge steel pier.
Underwater metal detectors were ruled out
as their limited range would not allow them
to detect the metal parts if they were buried
deep in the sand. The device recommended
for the job was the PT-1 pinpointing mag-
netometer. This instrument was powerful
enough to detect pieces of steel buried up to
16 feet in the bottom, yet could also isolate
single small pieces even when close to larger
ones. Leslie reported, Unfortunately bad
weather during the two week period we were
there restricted diving operations, but when
the weather let up divers searched the area
from the beach as far as they could safely
walk with a 5 foot surf. The PT-1 proved very
effective in locating buried steel sheets and
beams, and even those close to the pilings.
The whole team was very impressed with
how well the magnetometer performed.
Another group having success with
the pinpointing mag is North Carolinas
Department of Cultural Resources
(NCDCR). The agency was established in
the early 1970s with a varied mission that
includes preserving the states historical and
cultural resources. Nathan Henry, Assistant
State Archaeologist and Conservator,
reports the Underwater Archaeology Branch
is currently involved in a high profile proj-
ect mapping and excavating the wreck site
of Blackbeards f lagship, Queen Annes
Revenge. One of the instruments the team is
employing is the PT-1. The magnetometers
ability to pinpoint artifacts in areas strewn
with many iron and steel targets is a key
advantage in this environment. It is the ideal
tool to locate all of the ferrous objects on
the site including anchors and chains, can-
nons, cannon balls, ships stoves, and iron
hardware used in construction of the vessel.
The first anchor from the Queen Annes
Revenge has already been raised from the
muddy bottom where it had by laying for
the last 300 years.
Global Infrastructure LLC provides off-
shore and inland subsurface services for
the energy industry including inspection,
construction, maintenance, and repair using
multipurpose vessels, diving systems and
ROVs. One of the areas in which they spe-
cialize is pipe cleaning and repair. Facilities
from offshore oil rigs to inland gas compa-
nies rely on their piping systems. Typically
these systems extend over many miles and
run under oceans, lakes, and rivers. Before a
line can be serviced, it must first be located.
Often the exact position of these lines is
not well known and finding them can be a
time consuming task. In addition, it is not
unusual to have several lines running along
the same path. To assist in quickly finding
and pinpointing them, Global has acquired
a PT-1. The magnetometer works well and
makes the job of tracking these pipes much
faster and easier, reports project manager
Adam Vandenhouten.
A few of the many other organizations
using Fishers magnetometers are Algosaibi
Diving and Marine Services in Saudi Arabia,
Indiana University Office of Underwater
Science, Gray Diving Services in Australia,
Great Lakes Exploration Group, Cosmos
Agencia Maritima in Peru, DUC Diving
in Holland, University of West Florida
Archaeology Institute, Alpha Logistics in
Tanzania, Bekk Solutions in Hong Kong,
and Weber Marine in Louisiana.
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EV Launches Innovative New Video Technology
intensive and costly to correct if they werent
identified earlier.
The new camera features improved speeds
and picture quality compared to similar
downhole video cameras currently on the
market, allowing for advanced inspection of
oilfield surface equipment for integrity issues.
Mr Neill continued: We are constantly
looking at ways we can evolve our prod-
uct range in line with client requirements.
Through our investment into research and
development, we have managed to signifi-
cantly improve the quality of pictures, partic-
ularly in marginal conditions by optimising
both the lighting and lens, resulting in the
highest quality camera and picture.
EV is the market leader in downhole video
applications and has experienced strong
growth in recent months with new interna-
tional base openings in Dubai and Australia.
The company is focussing on expanding
its international reach with future growth
plans to enter key markets in West Africa,
Middle East and Indonesia.
EV, which splits its headquarters between
Norwich and Aberdeen, has a team of
around 90 employees, 13 of whom work in
the Aberdeen office. The company has 17
global bases.
For more information about EV please
visit: www.evcam.com
EV, a specialist in downhole video technol-
ogy, has launched its Optis HD Electric line
camera to the well intervention market,
which can provide vital well diagnosis sav-
ing time and reducing risk.
The revolutionary new technology, which
spent three years in development, allows
operators to stream colour video, using
the latest video technology combined with
sophisticated high speed telemetry and video
compression techniques. It has been designed
for well integrity inspection and monitor-
ing of downhole corrosion and mechanical
damage and has successfully completed a
wide run of 100 field trial jobs in Canada
before becoming commercially released in
the North Sea Gulf of Mexico, Saudi Arabia
and Australia.
Francis Neill, EV Chief Executive, said:
The launch of our Optis HD Electric Line
camera demonstrates a significant advance-
ment in the application of wellbore camera
technology, which we are delighted to bring
to the global well intervention market.
The technology has the capacity to
stream colour video at up to 25 frames per
second, using the latest in high speed telem-
etry. The camera creates high quality pictures
downhole, allowing our clients to diagnose
issues, resolving them quickly and reducing
future risk which could have been labour
Safe Software and CARIS partner to improve interoperability
with the CSAR framework
Safe Software and CARIS have announced
that support for the CARIS Spatial Archive
(CSAR) raster format for gridded bathym-
etry and elevation data will be included in
FME 2014, available already in the beta and
scheduled for official release in January.
FME users will now have direct access
to the cutting edge data storage technology
designed by CARIS for efficient storage and
visualization of high volume raster data.
FME 2014 can now read and write CSAR
raster files, and can also read raster data
directly from CARIS Bathy Database (BDB),
allowing CSAR rasters to be transformed
and manipulated in FME workflows.
The inclusion of CSAR raster support
in FME allows high density bathymetric
surfaces to move easily between different
formats and GIS systems, says Mark Masry,
Senior Development Manager at CARIS.
This is a significant milestone for CARIS
since it will provide users of our software
with a huge number of integration and data
transformation possibilities. Were really
excited to see what theyll do with this.
We love participating in collaborations
like this, says Don Murray, President and
Co-CEO of Safe Software. Not only are
we increasing data accessibility for CARIS
users, but were also giving FME users access
to another great tool. FME is all about giving
users the choice to use any tool they want.
About CARIS
Established in 1979, CARIS is a lead-
ing developer of geospatial software. The
CARIS Ping-to-Chart product line deliv-
ers an integrated software solution for the
entire workf low of hydrographic informa-
tion from the echosounder ping through
to the production and distribution of the
chart. CARIS products are continually
selected by hydrographic offices, military
agencies, survey contractors, ports and
harbours, municipalities, land adminis-
trators and academia among others. In
addition to its Canadian headquarters,
CARIS has offices in The Netherlands,
United States, Australia and United
Kingdom. There are also more than 20
resellers bringing sales and support of
CARIS brand software to more than 85
countries. Visit www.caris.com.
About Safe and FME
Safe Software is the maker of FME and
the pioneering global leader in spatial data
transformation technology. FME empowers
users to confidently transform spatial data
so it can be used and shared - where, when
and how its needed. Available in seven lan-
guages, FMEs unmatched transformation
capabilities and support for 300+ spatial
and non-spatial formats enables you to
quickly overcome data challenges so you
can focus on your objectives. Discover why
organizations and leading vendors world-
wide rely on FME to quickly overcome
barriers to using and sharing data. Visit
www.safe.com.
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Amron International Introduces New,
Integrated 3-Diver Air Control
Model 8330i offers independent air supply
control for up to 3 divers
Designed to meet the IMCA guideline that
no other diver is deprived of breathing gas if
another divers umbilical is cut or ruptured,
the Model 8330i features independent high
and low-pressure air supplies for all 3 divers.
The inclusion of crossover valves between
the 3 air supplies, each of which has been
designed by Amron to safely accommodate
up to 3 divers by itself at one time, provides
dual backups in the event of an emergency
affecting 1 or 2 divers, such as air supply con-
tamination or failure.
As the IMCA guidelines are being
adopted by more companies throughout
the world, Amron feels there is a need for
a series of high quality air controls that
meet the international standard, said Scott
Ritchie, Vice-President of Engineering and
Manufacturing at Amron.
In addition to the air control section, the
Model 8330i features a pneumo panel with 6
depth gauges capable of registering depths up
to 250FSW/76MSW and an optional panel-
mounted version of Amrons Amcom III radio
module for diver communication. The unit
is entirely self-contained, and is housed in a
durable, pressure-fused fiberglass case.
To learn more about the Model 8330i and
Amron Internationals full line of manufac-
tured products, visit http://www.amronintl.
com/
About Amron International
Driven by its customer-first mentality,
Amron engineers and distributes a diverse
and comprehensive line of products and ser-
vices for commercial and recreational diving,
tactical and outdoor equipment, and hyper-
baric chambers. Founded in 1978, Amron has
grown into an international industry leader
with sales in more than 50 countries. For
more information, please visit http://www.
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In response to customer demand, and
in support of its continuing mission to
consistently supply quality equipment to
its customers throughout the world, Amron
International has developed the Model 8330i,
an integrated air control, depth monitoring
(pneumo) and optional communication unit
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Sonar Breakthrough for Morgan
Morgan Advanced Materials has launched a new range of large
piezoelectric (PZT) ceramic blocks specifically for use in the defence
and commercial sonar markets, thanks to a major breakthrough in
the companys manufacturing capabilities.
Using an innovative new process, Morgan Advanced Materials
can now press, fire and machine blocks and other shapes of com-
ponents up to a thickness of 45mm. Resulting in the production of
considerably larger components than those previously manufactured
at the plant. The larger blocks can also offer a much lower thick-
ness frequency output than their smaller counterparts, resulting in
enhanced imagery and range for SONAR at lower depths for 2-2 and
1-3 composite applications..
Manufactured in a wide range of sizes and frequencies to suit cus-
tomer requirements, the new range is available in machined thicknesses
up to 40mm in PZT Navy I and Navy III types, and up to 45mm in
PZT Navy II, Navy V and Navy VI types. Larger sizes are available on
request, while thickness and frequency variations can also be tailored
for in order to meet a customers specific requirements.
The new range of blocks will typically be supplied with fired-on
silver electrodes as standard to ensure good adhesion for soldering and
bonding, and to a thickness which can safeguard durability in high-drive
applications. These components can also be manufactured with evapo-
rated nickel electrodes. When manufacturing into 1 3 composites, the
blocks can be machined without metallisation.
Richard Carus, product sales manager for Piezo Components at
Morgan Advanced Materials, said: We have a rich heritage in the
design and manufacture of PZT ceramics, and as a market leader in
the field we continue to push the boundaries of technology. This latest
manufacturing-led innovation has seen not only a major breakthrough
in manufacturing process capabilities enabling us to manufacture thicker
components, but has created a new range of products for our defence
and commercial sonar customers. We believe this breakthrough opens
the door to further additions to our large components range.
For further information, please contact:
Kristin Nugent, McNeil, Gray & Rice Inc.
kristin.nugent@mgr1.com
617 367 0100 ext. 148
Scott Bentley, Morgan Advanced Materials
marketing@morganplc.com
Tel +44 (0)1299 827000
About Morgan
Advanced Materials
Morgan Advanced Materials is a global materials engineering
company which designs and manufactures a wide range of high
specification products with extraordinary properties, across mul-
tiple sectors and geographies.
From an extensive range of advanced materials we produce
components, assemblies and systems that deliver significantly
enhanced performance for our customers products and processes.
Our engineered solutions are produced to very high tolerances and
many are designed for use in extreme environments.
The Company thrives on breakthrough innovation. Our materi-
als scientists and applications engineers work in close collaboration
with customers to create outstanding, highly differentiated products
that perform more efficiently, more reliably and for longer.
Thermal Ceramics is a business of Morgan Advanced Materials,
which has more than 10,000 employees across 50 countries serving
specialist markets in the energy, transport, healthcare, electron-
ics, security and defense, petrochemical and industrial sectors.
Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) is listed on the London
Stock Exchange in the engineering sector.
For more information on Morgan Advanced Materials visit
www.morganadvancedmaterials.com
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Underw ater Cameras Help Police and Commercial Divers
Underwater video systems are now widely
used by both public and private sector dive
operations. These systems consist of video
camera mounted in an underwater housing
with a long cable connecting it to a monitor
on the surface where the picture is viewed
and recorded. There are numerous advan-
tages to having a system that can send live
video topside for support personnel to see.
Many law enforcement agencies and public
safety dive teams put down a camera instead
of a diver in the initial stages of an underwa-
ter search to save time and increase safety.
It also allows them to make a permanent
record of a search operation, an underwa-
ter crime scene, or evidence. Commercial
diving companies employ these systems so
topside staff can see what the diver is doing
and also to produce a record of the work
being done for their client.
The Tonawanda New York Sheriff s
Department is one of the many agencies
using this type of video system. Lt. Scott
Sheehan, officer in charge of the 10 mem-
ber volunteer squad, said last year was one
of the busiest in his teams 40 year his-
tory. With so many navigable waterways
around the Twin Cities the service they
provide is indispensable. Private dona-
tions allowed the team add several pieces
of much needed dive gear including full
face masks with underwater communica-
tions and a JW Fisher DHC-1 diver-held
video system. These items have helped
improve the squads ability to accom-
plish the many tasks theyre called out for,
including recovery of weapons, shell cas-
ings, and stolen property. The thing about
a dive team is it takes a lot of resources
to run a rescue or recovery, especially in
the winter, says Sheehan. The guys only
get 12 or 15 minutes bottom time in these
conditions. If youre looking for something
small, you need a lot of divers. Recently we
did a Homeland Security Drill at a local
oil refinery and used the DHC-1to film it.
The system worked great and everyone was
impressed with the quality of the video we
shot. With limited bottom, having a record-
ing allowed us to review the operation in
detail back at the office and discuss any
changes we could make.
A private sector firm using video in
their subsea operations is WJ Castle PE
& Associates. Company founder William
Castle has been providing marine and
structural engineering services for over
30 years, and has served on a number of
industry boards including the Association
of Diving Contractors (IADC). Recently the
firm was hired to do an inspection at the US
Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Company engineer Steve Gardner reported,
We were working under the Nimitz Library.
Our goal was to document the condition
of the pile caps and grade beams sup-
porting the building and develop a repair
strategy based on the existing conditions.
Tonawanda police dive team member with JW Fishers DHC-1 diver-
held camera, Inset Photo: WJ Castle & Associates commercial diver
with JW Fishers MC-1 mini camera mounted on full face mask.
It was important to have good footage of
the structure to share with all the stake-
holders. To ensure satisfactory video was
captured Castles diver was equipped with
JW Fishers MC-1 mini camera with internal
high intensity LED ring light. The compact
unit was easily attached to the divers full
face mask. Topside the video was viewed and
recorded on Fishers VRM-1 with built-in flat
screen monitor and digital video recorder.
Gardner added, Mr. Castle was very happy
with the video we made. Considering the
team didnt have a lot of time to familiarize
themselves with the system before the job,
I was impressed with how quickly they set
it up and how easy it was to use. In a few
months our construction team will be at the
site to make the necessary repairs and all the
work will be documented by the MC-1 for
inspectors to see.
In Ohio the Franklin County Sheriff s
Office formed its Dive Rescue Team in 1993
under the leadership of Sheriff Jim Karnes
to provide the department with the orga-
nized and experienced group of deputies
trained as Public Safety Divers. Their mis-
sion is to respond with trained personnel
and specialized equipment to the scene of
a water related incident to save human life,
recover drowning or accident victims, and
provide assistance to the Detective Bureau in
the recovery of property to be processed as

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RJE International ...................................91
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Bluefin Robotics ....................................60
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OceanServer Technology, Inc. ..............87
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BATTERY SOLUTIONS
SouthWest Electronic Energy ...............76
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CHAMBERS
Aqua Air Industries, Inc. ........................10
www.aquaairind.com
COMMERCIAL DIVING
Canadian Underwater Conference .......52
www.underwaterconference.ca
Cathx Ocean .........................................68
www.cathxocean.com
U.S. Underwater Services, LLC ............55
COMMERCIAL DIVING CONTRACTORS
American Marine Corporation ..............80
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Aqueos Corporation ..............................83
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Global Diving and Salvage ....................88
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COMMERCIAL DIVING
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Aqua-Tech Services, LLC .....................31
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Bay-Tech Industries ..............................54
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Fast Forward Rentals ...........................23
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Seatronics, Inc. .....................................62
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COMMERCIAL DIVING
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American Diving Supply .......................41
www.americandivingsupply.com
www.aquaairind.com
Armada Systems, Inc ...........................74
www.armadahull.com
Dive Commercial
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www.divecommercial.com
Divers Supply, Inc. ................................46
www.diverssupplyinc.com
Gulf Engine and Equipment ..................38
www.gulfengine.com
High-Tech Diving & Safety ....................96
www.hightechdiving.com
JW Fishers
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www.jwfishers.com
McMillan Design, Inc. ...........................96
www.seacatch.com
Miller Diving ..........................................70
www.millerdiving.com
Moog .......................................................8
www.moog.com/marine
Redfish Rentals Inc. ..............................76
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www.sharkmarine.com
Tetis Group ............................................29
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Vilas & Associates, LLC an
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CDA Technical Institute .........................98
www.cda.edu
Divers Academy International ..............70
www.diversacademy.edu
Divers Institute of Technology ..............96
www.diversinstitute.edu
Minnesota Commercial
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www.mncdtc.com
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www.oceancorp.com
COMPRESSORS
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Bauer Compressors Inc. .......................50
www.bauercomp.com
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CORROSION CONTROL & SEALING
Denso North America Inc. ......................6
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CORROSION PROTECTION PROBES
Polatrak .................................................77
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CUTTING & WELDING SYSTEMS
Broco Incorporated ...............................45
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DIVE EQUIPMENT
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DIVER HEATING EQUIPMENT
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Dive Heaters ..........................................97
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Airgas Southwest ...................................9
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DIVING HELMETS
Kirby Morgan Dive Systems
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Javeler Marine Services .......................11
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FLANGE GASKET HOLDERS
Flange Skillets International, Inc. .........78
www.flangeskillets.com
FUELS & LUBRICANTS
Lubrication Technology, Inc. .................77
www.lubricationtechnology.com
HULL SCRUBBERS
Armada Systems, Inc ...........................74
www.armadahull.com
The Desmond-Stephan
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www.swirloff.com
HYDROGRAPHIC SYSTEMS
Valeport Limited ....................................58
www.valeport.co.uk
INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALTY GAS
Airgas Southwest ...................................9
www.airgas.com
INSURANCE
Fisk Marine
Insurance International ....................93
www.FiskUSA.com
International Special Risks ..................33
www.isr-insurance.com
John W. Fisk Co. ..................................44
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Kibble & Prentice ................................. 74
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Denso North America Inc. ......................6
www.densona.com
MEDICAL SERVICES
Occucare ...............................................78
www.occucareinternational.com
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
Greensea Systems, Inc. ........................60
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RJE International ...................................91
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Armada Systems, Inc ................................................ 74
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PILE JACKETS
Denso North America Inc. ........................................... 6
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PILE REPAIR/PILE CLEANING
Denso North America Inc. ............................................6
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Five Star Marine, Inc. ..................................................66
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Fox Industries, Inc. ......................................................39
www.strongtie.com/rps
QuakeWrap, Inc ..........................................................80
www.pilemedic.com
PIPELINE SUPPORT
AnchorPipe International Inc. .....................................96
www.anchorpipe.com
PROJECT MANAGEMENT,
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Magellan Marine International, LLC ..........................96
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PROPELLER POLISHERS
Armada Systems, Inc ................................................ 74
www.armadahull.com
REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES
Delta Subsea LLC ........................................................ 4
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DOE. Inc ..................................................................... 74
www.deepocean.com
Greensea Systems, Inc. .............................................60
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Inuktun US, LLC ......................................................... 13
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Kongsberg Maritime,Ltd ............................................56
www.km.kongsberg.com/cameras
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RJE International ........................................................91
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SeaBotix, Inc. ....................................Inside Front Cover
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Sidus Solutions, LLC ..................................................96
www.sidus-solutions.com
SLINGBAGS
Quikrete ......................................................................63
www.slingbag.net
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Marine Sonic Technology Ltd. ...................................56
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SUB SEA CUTTING TOOLS
Alpha Rentals, LLC ....................................................90
www.alpha4rentals.com
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GRI Simulations, Inc. ..................................................40
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THRUSTERS - ROV, AUV
SMD ...............................................Outside Back Cover
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Cygnus Instruments, Inc............................................82
www.cygnusinstruments.com
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Cathx Ocean ..............................................................68
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Inuktun US, LLC ......................................................... 13
www.inuktun.us
VideoRay ...................................................................... 3
www.videoray.com
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Seacon .......................................................................21
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Cathx Ocean ..............................................................68
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DeepSea Power & Light, Inc. ....................................68
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Subsalve USA.............................................................63
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UNDERWATER SONAR SYSTEMS
Imagenex Technology Corp. ......................................42
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