ROV Locates Downed Plane

Wreckage of the Piper Malibu PA-46 carrying Cardiff City’s football star Emiliano Sala has been found in the Channel using an ROV:

ROV Locates Downed Fighter Jet

A VideoRay ROV was used to locate a downed fighter jet off Hawaii just after Christmas. The fighter jet was participating in the Hawaii Air National Guard sponsored training exercise Sentry Aloha on Dec 12, 2018 when the pilot ejected and the plane crashed into the ocean. The pilot was rescued by the Coast Guard and some Good Samaritans, and the plane was later found on Dec 30, 2018.

Full article at: Marine Technology News 29jan19

QUT RangerBot

Queensland University of Technology’s RangerBot, initially designed to identify and control the Crown Of Thorns Starfish (COTS) plague, is showing how versatile it really is by helping to spread coral larvae along the Queensland coastline. Great idea!

Full article at: QUT news 01nov18