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and high seas are causing delays. The

Underwater Metal operation was led by Indonesia’s nation-

Thickness Gauge al search and rescue agency, Basarnas, who is getting assistance from teams The Mark 2 Tritex Multigauge 3000 in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. Underwater Thickness Gauge, from

Basarnas recently acquired several of U.K.-based Tritex NDT Ltd., uses mul- tiple echo to completely ignore coatings

JW Fishers ROVs and side scan sonars, up to 20mm thick, only the metal thick- along with diver-held video systems. It (Photo: Tritex) ness is measured. All measurements are is also equipped with a scanning sonar, error checked to ensure only accurate play which is designed to be easily read which is like radar for underwater use. readings are displayed, even on uncoat- by the diver, even in poor visibility. www.jw? shers.com ed metal. It has a large bright 10mm dis- www.tritexndt.com

SeaView Multiplexer

Communications for Legacy ROV’s and Space Constrained Submersibles

While ROV technology is constantly advancing, the data demands of payload sensors and cameras have increased by

Technical Specs leaps and bounds. This has created a bandwidth gap between many legacy ROV’s and their ability to feed the data they pro-

SVS-109 Video and Data Multiplexer: duce back via an umbilical