Teledyne Marine has entered a partnership with Nekton Deep Ocean Exploration as an official subsea technology partner through value-in-kind contribution of equipment, technology and support. Teledyne Marine and Nekton have a shared common goal to lead the discovery and increase the understanding of the ocean. The purpose of the expedition in the Seychelles is a major global scientific collaboration that
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Teledyne Bowtech has supplied modified LED-V series deep water lamps for installation on board Triton submarines for the Five Deeps Expedition, a collaboration between investor and explorer Victor Vescovo of Caladan Oceanic, Triton Submarines and EYOS Expeditions. After three years of intensive efforts from some of the world’s leading oceanographers, submarine engineers and scientists, the Five Deeps Expedition is launching
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An expedition is planning to dive into five of the deepest trenches in the ocean to document unknown parts of the seafloor using a two-passenger submersible vehicle designed specifically for deep sea diving. The Five Deeps Expedition will use a specialized Triton submarine vessel named Limiting Factor that is designed for diving to extreme depths and lists a purchase price
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced Wednesday the renaming of the U.S. Pacific Command, which will now be called U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The announcement was part of a change-of-command ceremony at Pearl Harbor in which the new U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander, Admiral Phil Davidson, took command. Watch the video below from the U.S. Pacific Command announcement on Twitter or read more about
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The Key West Aquarium recently received seven giant deep sea isopods, also known as Bathynomus giganteus, which will be on public display in the aquarium’s Scavengers of the Deep exhibit. These giant isopods are found in the deeper, dark waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. They primarily feed on the remains
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Sri Lanka transferred control of its port Hambantota to China in a 99-year lease, a plan designed to relieve the country’s large burden of debt. Signed in July 2017, the plan gives China Merchants Port Holdings a 70 percent stake in a joint venture with Sri Lanka Ports Authority. The lease has drawn criticism from Sri Lankans because of the
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