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52 MTR July 2007 a full range of lights, camera stations and monitors designed specifically for operation in subsea and hazardous areas.

Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. 17455 N.E. 67th Court, Suite 120

Redmond, WA 98052

Tel: 425 869-1834; Fax: 425 869-5554

Email: [email protected] www.soundocean.com

CEO/President: Ted Brockett

Vice President: James McFarlane

Marketing Director: Brian Reid

Engineering Director: Paul Hauser

Facilities: 10,300 square foot shop and office area. Equipment and areas for lght machine work and welding, 3000 gal. test tank under a 4000# verhead lift. 40% of floor space is dedicated to office space.

Test Capabilities: Most electronic test capabilities plus low pressure hydrostatic

Number of Employees: 14

Annual Sales (US$): $4,000,000

SOSI was established in 1978 with the goal of providing quality marine and undersea systems at realistic costs through innovative engineering. This has included: ocean observation sys- tems such as oceanographic data buoys and ocean data platforms, underwater time-lapse video recorder systems, moorings and instrumented moored systems, high-speed / low- speed tow-bodies, self-propelled seafloor vehicles, large ROV umbili- cal winches, cable handling systems, launch and recovery systems, and other specialized deck equipment.

Recent history shows continued product evolution for commercial, scientific, and government customers worldwide. Technology Profile:

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WEST COAST NORTH AMERICA

Deep Ocean Engineering 1431 Doolittle Drive, San Leandro CA 94577

Tel: 510-562-9300; Fax: 510-430-8249

Email: [email protected] • www.deepocean.com

Deep Ocean designs, builds and tests its ROV's from its plant in California. Deep Ocean has been in continuous operation for 25 years and has sold more than 530 ROV systems in over thirty countries worldwide. Deep Ocean's

ROV systems have been utilized in a broad range of industry applications - military, security, salvage, long tunnel and pipeline inspection, customs, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, dams and lakes, offshore oil and gas servicing, scientific research and education, fisheries and broadcast filming. Customers include the military organizations of eighteen (18) countries (including the U.S. Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Naval

Facilities Engineering and Service Center and Army Corps of Engineers), the FBI, Canadian Defense, UK Customs, various utility power companies, science, law enforcement and security groups. Technology Profile: In addition to offering a complete range of standard ROV systems, Deep Ocean provides customized solutions for clients with spe- cific requirements. Tailor-made solutions are engineered from component technologies, which have been proven in various industry applications. The engineering and manufacture of appropriately configured submersible delivery sys- tems also include the integration of a wide variety of sensors, tools, electronic navigational controls and tracking sys- tems, instrumentation packages and accessories.

Deep Ocean Engineering's 25th Anniversary: What started off in California during 1982,as a small manufacturer of

Remotely Operating Vehicles (ROV's), turned into Deep Ocean Engineering celebrating 25 years of supplying ROV's to more than 30 countries. Though the company has continued to grow and spread around the world, it never forgot about its roots in California. Deep Ocean still has partnerships with agencies like California Fish & Game, The

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, NOAA, and The City of San Diego, and Pacific Gas & Electric. Deep

Ocean Engineering has also been a supplier to the nuclear power plant industry, hydro electric power industry, scien- tific, as well as academic research, and it has even been involved in law enforcement. In fact, a victim was able to be located in California because the FBI used a Phantom HD2+2, one of Deep Ocean's ROV's. To celebrate the com- pany's anniversary, it will be introducing their new line of all-digital ROV's. This includes the introduction of the

Vector L4 and M5, as well as the digital software for the new Vectors. The Vector L4 and M5 have been designed to be lighter, provide a rapid installation, and accommodate a range of depths. This includes shallow waters to 1500m deep. The software also allows for scalable and modular applications for the products. With 25 years of experience in

ROV technology under its belt and its continuous customer increase, Deep Ocean Engineering will be around intro- duce new types of ROV's on it's 50th anniversary.

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