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to enhance submarine rescue system availability between both navies. The arrangement also allows for familiarization visits between the two Navies to ensure interoperability of these im- portant systems. Prysmian Wins Deal to Install Submarine Cables Prysmian Group won a new contract worth more than $100m for the supply and installation of submarine cables for a section of ExxonMobil?s existing offshore operations in the U.S. The scope of work involves the replacement of approximately 50 km of submarine power cables with increased capacity 40 kV EPR submarine cables designed for water depths of up to 45m. The cables will supply electric power from the existing shore-based generating plant to offshore platforms. The turnkey project will be executed by Prysmian with the submarine power cable being supplied by its Drammen, Nor- way factory and installation being undertaken using the Cable Enterprise laying vessel. The Cable Enterprise will undergo signi cant modi cation work in 2014 to be converted to a full Dynamically. Kraken Delivers Synthetic Aperture Sonar to DSTO Kraken Sonar Systems announced that the sea acceptance test- ing of its AquaPix Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (InSAS) with Australia?s Defence Science and Technology Or- ganization (DSTO) was a success. The AquaPix®system was integrated and tested onboard DSTO?s REMUS 600 Autono- mous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). DSTO is a national leader in safeguarding Australia by delivering valued scienti c advice and innovative technology solutions for the country?s defence and national security. Dockside tests were carried out in the shallow waters surround- ing the HMAS Waterhen naval base in Sydney harbor, while deeper water tests were conducted from HMAS Creswell in Jer- vis Bay. ?We are extremely satis ed with the results from our sea acceptance testing with DSTO,? said Karl Kenny, President and CEO of Kraken. ?AquaPix met all expectations in terms of performance as well as the program delivery schedule and bud- get. Synthetic Aperture Sonar technology is a true breakthrough and will radically improve the ef ciency and accuracy of sea- bed imaging for both military and commercial applications.? People & Company News Bowtec h Products won a contract by ROVOP to sup -ply cameras and lights, which will equip two new ROV systems. ROVOP recentl y invested in two new vehi -cles as part of its planned expans ion; the  rst a 3,000m rated, 150 hp work class Schillin g HD ROV and the second a SAAB SeaEye Cougar XT ROV s ystem.The Schilling HD ROV follows an identical s ys-tem, which was delivered in Februar y 2013, for whichBowtech Products supplied a L3C-6 50-L color toolingcamera (with integral LED lights) and a LCC-700-Lmonochrome tooling camera, (also with integral LEDlights).The scope of supply for the new Sc hilling HD ROV system includes three of the latest 20,000 lumen high powered output LED-V-SERIES  oodlights, six LED-R-7300 series lights, two L3C-6 50-L color toolingcameras, a SURVEYOR-SD 3 6:1 color zoom cameraand the new ly released EXPLORER PRO low light camera. The same suite of cameras will be inte gratedonto the SeaEye Cougar XT ROV s ystem.Bowtec h Products has also supplied all of the associ-ated cables, connectors and brackets for the camerasand lights.www.bowtech.co.u kBowtech Wins ROVOP Deal June 201342 MTRMTR #5 (34-48).indd 42MTR #5 (34-48).indd 426/3/2013 1:31:08 PM6/3/2013 1:31:08 PM