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New Vessel for Water Monitoring

California Department of Water Resources has taken de- livery of a new 60-ft. catamaran research vessel Sentinel, which will primary monitor water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic macro-invertebrates within the San

Francisco bay area. The Vigor-built vessel has on its aft deck two Morgan deck cranes and two Kinematics KAW-12X16 w/IMO Slew Drive deck winches capable of remote control operation, as well as a Morgan launch and retrieval crane on its upper deck.

New Mort Collector for Offshore Fish Farms

On behalf of De Maas SMC, Seatools completed a feasibility and conceptual design study on a Remotely Operated Mort

Collector (ROMoC). The study resulted in a highly automat- ed mort collection system capable of effectively collecting dead ? sh in large-scale offshore ? sh farms as currently de-

Seatools veloped by De Maas SMC. This system facilitates ef? cient and reliable ? sh-farming operations in hostile and remote offshore environments. A key requirement – a 100 percent coverage of the ? sh pen surface within a 24-hour time span – was of critical importance during the design process. The design is backed by a self-positioning control algorithm to ensure the entire pen is covered within the given time limit.

Eight LARS Systems to the Kuwait Coast Guard

Ending 2016, TBV Marine Systems, part of High-Tech So- lutions & Design B.V., has ? nished the commissioning for eight FRC/RHIB Launch and Recovery systems (LARS) that have been delivered for four new vessels ordered by the Ku- wait Coast Guard. For this project, the LARS was designed to carry a craft with a length of nearly nine meters, with a maximum weight of six tons. For each vessel, the stern ramp was designed to carry two systems, which were both powered by one hydraulic power unit.

MTNW Rebrands as Rugged Controls

TBV Marine Systems

Rugged Controls, LLC announced its launch, evolving from

Measurement Technology NW Line Control Instruments (LCI) group, who since 2001 has provided line control, ten- sion monitoring, and winch monitoring equipment. Rugged

Controls said it will continue to manufacture MTNW’s pre- vious product portfolio including running line tensiometers, smart deck machinery and LCI ? agship displays, which are used in extreme, marine and outdoor environments where rugged, high visibility electronics are required for operation. “Over the past ? ve years, our business has diversi? ed beyond ‘Line Control Instrumentation,’ as we now provide solu- tions for a variety of applications such as pressure, torque, rig instrumentation and more with a common theme: rugged electronics and sensors, mission critical reliability, data ac- quisition, control and reporting features,” said Tom Rezanka, president, Rugged Controls. www.rugged-controls.com

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