Remote Underwater Exploration
Debris from OceanGate‘s lost submersible, Titan, has been retrieved after a fatal implosion during its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic. The days-long rescue mission captured the world’s attention last week.
“Horizon Arctic, a Canadian ship, carried a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, [owned by Pelagic Research Services] to search the ocean floor near the Titanic wreck for pieces of the submersible.”
Full article at: PBS.org 28jun23
This wonderful creature was spotted on World Ocean Day 08jun23 – a beautiful orange Dumbo Octopus at 1400 meters (~4600 feet)! This footage was recorded in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, by scientists on board E/V Nautilus
Scottish company Tritonia Scientific is researching a new seabed monitoring method called georeferenced photogrammetry for use by the aquaculture industry. The research will be based on using cost-effective, observation class ROVs integrated with modified, through-water, acoustic tracking devices and stereo-cameras on the ROVs.
Full article at: FishFarmerMagazine 16may23
The wreckage of the British WWII submarine HMS Triumph was discovered at the bottom of the Sounion Peninsula in the Aegean Sea, by Kostas Thoctarides’ Greek diving team.
The HMS Triumph (N18) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy, first launched in 1938, and disappeared in 1942 during a patrol in the Aegean.
Full article at: Greek Reporter 07jun23
Snorkelers had a once-in-a-lifetime experience on the Great Barrier Reef last year, spotting a juvenile oarfish, about 1m to 2m long. Oarfish are rarely found in shallow waters, maybe because they need space to turn around? They are possibly the world’s longest bony fish and can grow up to 8m in length!
Full article at: 9News 28jun22
