Remote Underwater Exploration
An ROV was used in the discovery and survey of a Greek trading ship, dated 400BC, making it the oldest intact shipwreck known to man. The shipwreck is incredibly well-preserved due to the anoxic (lacking oxygen) conditions at depths below 60m in the Black Sea.
The vessel, 75-foot-long Greek trading ship designed with both sail and oar-power, is very similar to the one Odysseus sailed during his encounter with the Sirens, returning from the Trojan War.
Stunning they may be, but invasive lionfish are hard to control in Florida and can reduce coral reef habitat diversity by more than 75%.
Full article at: PopularScience 17jan20
We have seen some amazing reefs along the South Coast of NSW so aren’t all that surprised that coral reefs are growing in Sydney Harbour. Still, very exciting to learn more about what is in our own backyard!
Full article: ABC Radio Sydney 13sep19h
YouTube: Tropical Reef in Sydney?
Norwegian company Lateral showcased their new FlexiClean Micro at this week’s Subsea Expo in Aberdeen, Scotland. The device is designed for deployment on smaller, observation class ROVs to perform marine growth cleaning with polyurethane fingers, a nice complement to their other FlexiClean devices.
Full article at: Scottish Business News 13feb20
Check out the incredible daily live video feeds from the Schmidt Ocean Institute‘s ROV SuBastian while exploring Bremer Bay canyon off Western Australia and collecting samples at depths of 800m to 3000m: