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Titanic to be Laser Scanned

More than a century after it sank, the

RMS Titanic continues to attract explor- ers as one of the highest pro? le mari- time disasters of all time. Recently it was announced that a research team is determined to capture laser data of the wreckage in its Northern Atlantic rest- ing spot. The six-week expedition will depart from St. John’s, Newfoundland in June to explore the historic wreck site aboard OceanGate’s manned submers-

File photo: the Titanic pictured in Cobh Harbour, in April 1912.

ible Cyclops 2, the ? rst to survey the niques,” said OceanGate CEO Stock- Titanic since 2005. merged history over time.

To document the present condition of ton Rush. “2G Robotics has provided In addition to creating a nearly life- the shipwreck and debris ? eld without us with a solution that will generate an like digital model of the 108-year-old physical interaction, the submersible entirely new perspective of the Titanic.” shipwreck and documenting its debris will be equipped with 2G Robotics’ The team will compile the laser data ? eld, OceanGate said one of its top pri- dynamic underwater laser scanner, the with overlayed 4K images captured over orities is to do so without disrupting the

ULS-500 PRO, which will be used to the course of the expedition to create a habitat or any artifacts. “The expedition generate real-time 3D models with mil- detailed 3D virtual model of the wreck will be conducted in accordance with that will serve as a baseline to help re- limetric resolution. NOAA and UNESCO guidelines for the “Laser scanning provides maximum searchers gauge the decay of the wreck, preservation of underwater world heri- and to document and preserve its sub- detail in less time than other tech- tage sites,” the company said.

JW Fishers Debuts New Marine Magnetometer

JW Fishers will release its new mag- netometer, Proton 5, early in 2018.The ? fth generation magnetometer with many new features is a top performing, microprocessor driven, marine magne- tometer detection system, the manufac- turer said.

The system is fully digitized and dis- plays the current ? ve-digit measurement on a new easy to read six-inch LCD screen that is backlit for night opera-

JW Fishers Cobb Heritage Center tions. Up to 80 of the previous measure- set-up when operating in different loca- Additionally, the tow? sh can be sepa- ments are displayed graphically in a tions. This will allow the user to quickly rated into two parts so that it easily ? ts history plot on the screen. User friendly tune the magnetometer without having into a watertight Pelican case for storage menus allow easy con? guration of all to disassemble and manually con? gure and transportation.

operation settings.

the device. The base system includes a 200-foot

System tuning is now possible di-

With the optional altimeter, the tow- depth rated tow? sh, 150 feet of Kevlar rectly from the control box. The new ? sh distance from the ocean bottom is reinforced tow cable, and a topside con- “auto tuning” feature greatly simpli? es displayed on the LCD screen. trol box. www.marinetechnologynews.com

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