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High Gulf Water Temperatures Caused Hurricane Harvey

Waters in the Gulf of Mexico had record-breaking high temperatures in the weeks before Hurricane Harvey in Aug. 2017. A

$2.6 Million Awarded for Maritime Heritage Projects

The National Park Service and the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) are providing $2.6 million in Maritime Heritage Grants

Paul Allen Commits $4 Million to Jump-start Deep Ocean Monitoring

Argo is an array of more than 3,800 floats that are freely drifting around the globe to measure the temperature,

WWII Unexploded Ordnance to be Removed for Viking Link Project

U.K. and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has secured a contract estimated to be in excess of €6 million with National

European Commission Identifies Bottleneck in Blue Tech Development

The Horizon 2020 Columbus project released a guide that shares best practices, highlights bottlenecks and provides recommendations for successful knowledge

Women Offshore Profiles Mother and Daughter Pilot-Mate Team

Women Offshore, an online organization promoting a diverse ocean workforce, reported that, “of the 1.6 million seafarers worldwide, there are

Hydrophone in Monterey Bay Provides Live Stream of Ocean Sounds

Starting this week, anyone can eavesdrop on sounds in the deep sea via a continuous streaming YouTube video that carries

Multi-Function Water and Power Vessel Approved for Further Development

Global inspection and certification provider Bureau Veritas has awarded “approval in principal” to a new vessel concept design that could

Shape-Shifting AUV-ROV Robot Released

Houston Mechatronics announced a new subsea robot, Aquanaut, a multipurpose subsea robot that employs a shape-shifting transformation from an AUV to an

Sea Technology, Vol. 59, No. 5—May 2018

May 2018 Communications, Telemetry, Data Processing

Former AGU Executive Director A. F. “Fred” Spilhaus Jr. Passes

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has reported that former executive director A. F. “Fred” Spilhaus Jr. died on April 30

Intergovernmental Collaboration Focuses on Marine Renewable Energy Issues

The Ocean Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Program (OES) is an intergovernmental collaboration working to advance ocean resources such as tides,

Finland-Singapore Innovation Camp to Identify Student Marine Innovators

Supported under a memorandum of understanding between University of Turku (UTU) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI), the inaugural Finland-Singapore

Biocide Mapping Technology Traces Chemicals in O&G Operations

LUX Assure, a specialist chemical monitoring and management solutions to the oil and gas industry, has launched TraxBio, a biocide

Time-Lapse Video Spies on Penguins to Gauge Foraging Habits

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have developed a way to help determine the foraging success of Emperor

Offshore Construction Vessel Industry Worth Almost $27 Billion

Online valuation platform VesselsValue launched a new section for the offshore construction sector to evaluate vessels ranging from pipe and

USCG is Testing Eco-Friendly Moorings for Navigational Buoys

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) uses navigational buoys to direct water traffic and to protect vulnerable benthic ecosystems such

Summer Expedition to Explore Species, Environmental Impacts in Northwestern Hawaiian Archipelago

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and its Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund is awarding a $900,000 grant to

Gas Hydrate CSEM Mapping Campaign Completed in Japan

Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc. in cooperation with Fukada Salvage and Marine Works, has completed its third high-resolution controlled source electromagnetic

GeoHab Brings Together Geological and Biological Mapping Experts

GeoHab (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping) is an international association of marine scientists studying biophysical (i.e. geologic and oceanographic)

Current Turbine to be Installed on Congo River

Tropical Africa is criss-crossed by powerful rivers and has a considerable amount of untapped hydrokinetic potential. It is estimated that

Fugro Helps Update Cayman Islands Nautical Charts

Fugro recently completed the data acquisition phase of a hydrographic survey project that is designed to update significant portions of

Earth Day Founder Denis Hayes Comments on Plastic Pollution

An interview with Denis Hayes, the organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970 who has continued the work through

EarthX Opens in Dallas with Chasing Coral Screening, Sylvia Earle Talk

The Texas Earth Day festival, EarthX, kicks off tonight with a screening of Jeff Orlowski’s Chasing Coral, a “green carpet”

NY Maritime College Installs Environmental Compliance Tool on Training Ship

State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College will install Ocean Guardian, a digital environmental compliance tool, aboard the training ship Empire

Sea Technology, Vol. 59, No. 4—April 2018

April 2018 Offshore Technology, Alternative Energy & Ocean Engineering

MIT Releases Swimming Robotic Fish Made of Silicone Rubber

The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT unveiled a soft robotic fish, “SoFi”. The robot is intended to photograph rare marine

Palau to Host the 2020 “Our Oceans” Conference

The Republic of Palau will host the 2020 edition of the Our Oceans conference, an event designed as a forum

FAU Harbor Branch Co-Founder Edwin A. Link Inducted Into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

The late Edwin A. Link, a driving force behind bringing FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute to Fort Pierce, is being

Floating Screen Project to Collect Juvenile Fish in Detroit Reservoir

Bremerton–based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Art Anderson Associates is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Resource Watch Platform to Provide Data on Natural Resources

World Resources Institute and the National Geographic Society are hosting an event on how current trends in data, technology, media

From the Seafloor to the Drugstore: Inventor Amy Wright on Marine Natural Products

Chemicals in marine organisms show promise for new medicines. Inventor Amy Wright is discovering why. Those were the glory days.

Water Column Velocity Data Gathered at Bourne Tidal Test Site

As part of the research project, “Assessment of the Tidal Energy at a Demonstration Site: Cape Cod Canal, MA,” University

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Changes to Coastal Barrier Resources System

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has made available for public review and comment its proposed revisions to the

Arctic Icebreaker Consortium to Facilitate Research Ship Use

Fifteen partners from 13 countries including two North American partners from the U.S. and Canada have joined forces to improve

First LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier Delivered

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and ILSHIN LOGISTICS have successfully delivered the world’s first LNG-fueled bulk carrier under the dual-class of Lloyd’s

Seafarer Input Urgently Sought for S-Mode Navigation Systems

S-Mode for navigation systems is a push for standard icons for key functions, logical grouping of information and simple user

Exploring Composite Materials for Future Marine Technology

The next Marine-i Discovery Room event will explore ‘end of life’ reuse and recycling challenges and will feature expert speakers

Tahitian Hospital to Receive Seawater Air Conditioning System

Creocean and its partners, Airaro and DVO, ensured the design and work supervision for The Brando Resort’s seawater air conditioning

Sea Technology, Vol. 59, No. 3—March 2018

March 2018 Electronic Charting/Vessel Management/Ports & Harbors/Dredging/Homeland Security

Boaty McBoatface AUV Completes its First Under-Ice Antarctic Mission

An AUV-ALR deployed by the U.K. National Oceanography Centre has completed its first under-ice Antarctic mission. The autosub long range

U.K. Report Examines the Future of the Sea

The U.K.’s Government Office for Science released its Future of the Sea final report today. The document addresses major impacts

Virtual Immersion Goes Beyond the Surface with Underwater Drones

Christine Spiten is the 27 year old co-founder and chief global strategist of Blueye Robotics, a company making underwater drones

Strange Coastal Ice Pack is Causing a Hazard for Ships

In spring 2017, the Canadian Coast Guard had to redirect its research icebreaker, CCGS Amundsen, off its scientific research course

Unmanned Maritime Systems 2018 Focuses on Naval Technology

SMi’s Unmanned Maritime Systems conference returns to London for its second year May 16-17, 2018. SMi has recognized that there

AUVSI Hackathon Invites Unmanned Systems Innovators to XBuild

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is hosting its official hackathon, XBuild, Apr. 28-29 in Boulder, Colorado. The

Science of Decisions: New Study Will Examine Sailor Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation

Naval accidents in the last several years have a growing death toll, and sailor fatigue may be one issue involved

Oceanology International Showcases Global Ocean Technology

The 49th annual Oceanology International (Oi) conference is now in full swing. Held in London Mar. 13-15, Oi showcases the

How US Coastal Communities Are Building Climate Resilience

According to the Third National Climate Assessment, nearly 5 million people in the coastal U.S. live within 4 ft. of

New US Coast Guard Commandant Nominated

Vice Admiral Karl Schultz has been named as the 26th commandant and highest ranking leader of the U.S. Coast Guard

Industry Partners Push Development of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Ships

Copenhagen/Hamburg, Mar. 9, 2018—Classification society DNV GL has announced the launch of a joint development project (JDP) designed to advance

Multilingual Whale Sighting App Makes Citizens into Scientists

An app developed by ArcGIS allows environmental stewards and researchers to create a survey that they can share with local

Japanese Fisheries Groups Use Solar-Powered Datalogger to Track Zooplankton

The National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering (NRIFE) of the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) will this spring

US Coast Guard Makes Progress on Funding Icebreaker Fleet

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has released a request for proposal (RFP) with matching funding to acquire a new heavy

VideoRay to Release the Defender at Oceanology International

VideoRay, the leading manufacturer of portable observation-class ROVs in the world, will be attending Oceanology International Mar. 13 to 18

Key West Exhibit Adds Giant Deep Sea Isopods

The Key West Aquarium recently received seven giant deep sea isopods, also known as Bathynomus giganteus, which will be on

The U.S. Navy Tests Saab’s ASW Training System

For a three-month period in 2018, the Bahamas will play host to a demonstration of a new anti-submarine training device.

Despite Flooding, Engine Failure U.S. Icebreaker Completes Antarctic Mission

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completed their mission Tuesday, Feb. 6 in support of the National

Tagged Bull Sharks will Help Scientists Gauge Gulf Marine Ecosystem

A doctoral student in the Shark Biology & Fisheries Science Lab at Texas A&M University at Galveston is studying the

Cyber-Enabled Ship is Officially Noted by Lloyd’s Register

MV COSCO Shipping Aries, a 20 K TEU container ship delivered to COSCOS in January, is the first ever container ship

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