Mobile ROV Repair Saves the Day

01 Dec 2007

As the ROV market is expanding rapidly, many ROV operators are forced to focus mainly on their direct operational performance, leaving them struggling with the maintenance and support for their valuable systems. Based at Zierikzee in the Netherlands, Seatec Underwater Systems B.V. has responded to these circumstances by expanding it’s activities with ROV repair, maintenance, support and fleet management services. 

Sentinel Satisfies In Underwater Warfare Trials

01 Dec 2007

The new Sentinel Diver Detection System from Sonardyne International successfully completed a four-day series of intensive trials at the US Naval Underwater Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island during October. Although full details of the tests cannot be disclosed, the US Navy subjected the system to a variety of threat scenarios. The Sentinel not only met all requirements of the tests, but also exceeded expectations during the challenging appraisal.  

'Impossible' Underwater Repair Now Routine

01 Dec 2007

When a fishing line and net became stuck between the seal rings of a 168m container ship, the underwater repair company, Hydrex, flew a highly qualified diving team to Salalah, Oman, to carry out the renewal of the aft stern tube seals of the vessel underwater. 

So What is New in Diving 20 Years on? By Roger O'Kane

01 Dec 2007

On a momentous day in 1987, Maritime Journal leapt into the lives of anyone interested or involved in any aspects of the maritime oriented disciplines, and little did we know then that this publication would mark a significant period of transition in marine activity and diving in particular.