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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 37ments, including cold climates. The Troms Offshore-owned ß eet is expected to include Þ ve large, modern and technically- advanced deepwater Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) at clos- ing. In addition, Troms Offshore has one additional deepwater PSV under construction at the VARD Aukra yard in M¿re og Romsdal, Norway and an option to build a seventh vessel. ÒWe are committed to effectively serving our customers on a global basis and meeting their evolving needs, especially in challenging environments. We believe that the Troms Off- shore management team, shore-based employees, mariners and ß eet will help us deliver on that service commitment,Ó said Jeffrey M. Platt, President, CEO and Director of Tidewa- ter Inc. ÒTroms OffshoreÕs expertise, relationships and loca- tion in Northern Norway provides Tidewater with a unique entry point into the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and cold water markets, including the Barents Sea, Greenland and Eastern Canada. We look forward to the Troms Offshore team supplementing our presence in these markets and helping us to meet growing requirements from customers. We will bring TidewaterÕs technical, Þ nancial and other resources to help expand the existing business with an expectation to grow the number of employees and vessels servicing these markets.Ó The purchase price includes $150 million in cash and the as-sumption of approximately $245 million of combined Troms Offshore obligations, comprised of net interest-bearing debt and remaining installment payments on vessels under construction. The stock purchase agreement also contemplates possible ad-ditional cash consideration, the payment of which is contingent upon future Þ nancial results of Troms Offshore in 2014-2017. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second cal- endar quarter of 2013, subject to regulatory and other approv- In cooperation with the Kentuc ky-based company Aca-mar Maritime Solutions, LLC, Mariscope has developed the new McC lean ROV c leaning system. The McClean is the Þ rst ROV with rotational heads usin g cavitation jetting technology to clean many types of underwater structures .During the ofÞ cial presentation carried out in March, 2013, in the city of Puerto Montt, Chile, Chuck Phillippe from ACAMAR and Christian Haa g from Mariscope dem-onstrated the potentials of the system. After the ofÞ cial presentation, Þ eld tests were carried out with interested clients. Excellent results were achieved cleaning heavil y fouled mooring chains and Þ sh nets in the local aquaculture industry. T his new ROV c leaning solu-tion is offered by Mariscope with diff erent head assemblies to accomplish many types of tasks with the same equip-ment. In addition, hydraulic driven assem blies are ava ilable to clean in places otherwise not accessible with the ROV .Mariscope Introduces McClean ROV MTR #5 (34-48).indd 37MTR #5 (34-48).indd 376/3/2013 1:26:56 PM6/3/2013 1:26:56 PM