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www.seadiscovery.com NEW YORK118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 FLORIDA215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 PUBLISHERJohn C. O'Malleyjomalley@ marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & EditorGregory R. Trauthwein trauthwein@ marinelink.comContributing EditorsCapt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.)  Clare McIntyre Rhonda Moniz  Claudio Paschoa  Andrew SaferProduction ManagerIrina Tabakina tabakina@ marinelink.comProduction InternNicole Ventimiglia nicole@ marinelink.comSales Administration & Office Manager Rhoda Morganmorgan@ marinelink.comSales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@ marinelink.comManager, Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan morgan@ marinelink.comManager, Public Relations Mark O?Malleymomalley@ marinelink.comManager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfernjredfern@ marinelink.comManager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibikbibik@ marinelink.comCIRCULATION Kathleen Hickeymtrcirc@ marinelink.comADVERTISING Vice President, Sales and MarketingRob Howardhoward@ marinelink.comTel: (561) 732-4368  Fax: (561) 732-6984 Advertising Sales ManagerLucia M. Annunziataannunziata@ marinelink.comTel: (212) 477-6700  Fax: (212) 254-6271 Mike Kozlowskikozlowski@ marinelink.comTel: (561) 733-2477  Fax: (561) 732-9670 JapanKatsuhiro Ishii  amskatsu@ dream.comTel: +81 3 5691 3335  Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 Late last year in New York the X-Prize Foundation held a ceremony to award the top three prizes in its $1.4m ?Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge.?To be quite honest, before receiving the invita- tion, I was none too familiar with either the X-Prize Foundation or Wendy Schmidt, and I was leaning toward skipping the ceremony in lieu of shoveling out from under a heavy work load. I?m happy that I went. The $1.4m ?Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge? was a direct result of the Deepwater Horizon blowout and resultant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The X- Prize Foundation is well versed in running high-profile contests, some offering up to $10m in prize money. In this contest it was Wendy Schmidt who stepped to the plate to fully fund the contest which bore her foundation?s name. From an initial field of hundreds, 10 teams from around the globe made the final cut to develop and deliver a faster, more efficient means to remove oil from water. The 10 finalist teams ? each of which travelled to New York for the awards ceremony ? then had to demonstrate their cleanup systems individually during field testing over a 10- week period in the summer of 2011. Ohmsett ? the National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility ? in Leonardo, NJ, which is the largest outdoor saltwater wave/tow facility in North America, served as the testing ground. While the full story and results are found starting on page 18, the performance from the winning team ? Elastec/American Marine from Illinois ? was startling, as this innovative company tapped its talented team to re-engineer its existing sys- tem to nearly triple the amount of oil that can be removed from water efficiently, to 4,670 gpm.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the pub- lishers.Marine Technology Reporter ISSN1559-7415is published monthlyexcept for February, August, and December by New Wave Media, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010- 2915. Periodicals Postage at NewYork, NY and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MARINE TECHNOLOGYREPORTER, 118 E. 25th St., NewYork, NY 10010-2915. Postmaster send notification (Form3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to MarineTechnology Reporter, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. ©2011 New Wave Media.118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271Vol. 55 No. 1 ISSN 1559-7415USPS# 023-276www.seadiscovery.com MemberGregory R. Trauthwein  trauthwein@ marinelink.com  tel: 212-477-6700 Subscription: To subscribe please visit www.seadiscovery.com/subscribe editorial6MTRJanuary/February 2012 (Image courtesy Elastec/American)MTR#1 (1-17):MTR Layouts 1/5/2012 9:33 AM Page 6