ROV jacket inspections
ROVs were used to complete subsea survey and inspections of three large jacket structures (steel frame supporting oil & gas rig deck and topsides) off the coast of California. The ROVs logged >100 dives for ~700 hrs underwater, assisting dive teams with 131 dives totalling ~337 hours. The campaign included visual, magnetic particle, and cathodic surveys of welds and structural steel pieces.
Full article at: OFFSHORE ENGINEER, 27dec19
Australia’s Ocean Odyssey on ABC
Check out the amazing series on the ABC exploring the East Australian Current and its impact on eastern Australia:
Tuesdays 8:30pm AEST on ABC and iview, starting June 9
Aerial Reef-Mapping Technology
Amazing technological advances out of Arizona State University mean that coral reefs can be mapped at a rate of 250,000 acres a day, and at resolution of 4 centimeters!
Full article at: NYTimes 10jun19
BlueROV2 live into a webinar
This week, we have really enjoyed showing off the standard BlueROV2’s 4D0F movement live into webinars.