Systems Innovation for Dive Support Vessel

01 Dec 2006

Through its Norwegian subsidiary Draeger Safety Norge, Draeger Safety has been contracted to take on the project management, planning, construction and delivery of a complete deep sea diving system, including extensive safety facilities and breathing gas logistics, for a Norwegian diving support vessel used in the offshore industry.  

Wet Weld Advances Boost Diver Training

01 Dec 2006

Keeping pace with increasing demand for underwater wet welding services, Fred Mc Nally, managing director of Birkenhead UK based FJ Marine Services Ltd, has again called upon the training services provided by long-time associate David Keats of Specialty Welds Ltd.   

Acoustic Advances Aid Diver Safety

01 Nov 2006

Oceanteam 2000 Ltd (ot2k) has deployed the Easytrak underwater tracking and positioning system from Applied Acoustic Engineering for mattress laying operations to protect power cables running from the offshore wind farm at Scroby in the North Sea.  

Realistic ROV Simulator Launched

01 Dec 2006

Hawaii based Marine Simulation LLC has released ROVsim, an affordable, physics accurate, and visually realistic Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) simulator. Using state of the art technologies originally developed for the video game industry and over two decades of hands-on industry experience, ROVsim™ is optimized to simulate a wide range of mission variables: from changing currents and visibility, tether and collision problems, to electronics and gear failures.