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offers the possibility of adding a third acoustic channel (X3) to the standard dual frequency (X2) configuration.

All channels feature a robust design and frequency agility enabling the operator to precisely match the trans- ceiver to almost any existing trans- ducer. Operator selectable TVG curves (10 Log, 20 Log, 30 Log, 40

Log, and Off) serve to optimize the

MKIII for both shallow and deepwa- ter bottom detection tasks and for

Sonar imaging. The Echotrac CV fea- tures unsurpassed interfacing flexibil- ity, offering 4 serial ports plus a high speed Ethernet LAN for maximum data collection efficiency. Serial inter- faces for motion compensators and

DGPS receivers are standard in the

CV as are a number of output for- mats compatible with most common

Echo Sounder strings.

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Sonsub Extends Charters of Normand Cutter

After two years of successful opera- tions, Sonsub extended the charter of the multi-purpose Construction

Vessel Normand Cutter with Solstad for another six years firm (until 2013) plus options. The Normand Cutter, the flagship of the Sonsub fleet, has recently proven its worth by complet- ing some of the most challenging subsea construction projects, such as

Ormen Lange and Skinfaks/Rimfaks in the Norwegian North Sea and is presently mobilizing for the BP

Nakika Umbilical to be laid in deep waters Gulf of Mexico.

The vessel has been successfully uti- lized in recent months in West Africa and has proven itself in every field, from ROV Survey to IRM and

Subsea Construction. The DP Reel is presently contracted to Total E&P

Angola for IRM work on the Dalia

Field and carries onboard 2 deepwa- ter work-class ROV systems.

DOV Participates in Oil

Recovery, Dam

Inspection Simulations

Deep Marine Technology's

DeepWorker 2000 Direct Operated

Vehicles (DOV) recently participated in, and successfully completed, oil spill recovery and dam inspection task simulations for Marine Pollution

Control (MPC) and the Lower

Colorado River Authority (LCRA), respectively.

Conducting the work at Lake Travis in Austin, TX, DMT's first task was to demonstrate the ability to effec- tively integrate DMT and MPC's technologies by interfacing MPC's

Submersible Work Unit equipment with the DOV and perform a simu- lated oil spill recovery operation. This task was achieved through the use of clay balls placed on the bottom of the lake that were then retrieved with a suction hose attached to the DOV that carried the material to the sur- face and deposited it onto a vessel.

Tyco Telecommunications to Charter CS Teneo

Tyco Telecommunications char- tered the CS Teneo to U.K.-based

Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM) for five months, with exten- sion options. The CS Teneo will function as the support platform for a number of Controlled Source

Electromagnetic (CSEM) surveys being conducted by OHM in North

West Europe, West Africa and the

Falkland Islands. "The oil and gas industry relies on

CSEM surveying, a remote sensing tool, to map subsurface geology for hydrocarbon detection, and the CS

Teneo is perfectly equipped for our needs," said Jon Nicholls, operations manager of OHM. "Tyco

Telecommunications' vessels are ide- ally suited for the deployment of our equipment and the crews are highly experienced in the type of recovery operations we require."

The Spanish registered CS Teneo, a versatile 80-m vessel, forms part of a fleet of specialized vessels and sub-sea equipment owned and operated by

Tyco Telecommunications which also includes six 140-m Reliance Class vessels.

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