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Editorial

MARINE

TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

July/August 2025 www.marinetechnologynews.com ehicles and vessels are at the very heart of this issue. We look at uncrewed, autonomous

USVs

Saildrone Helps and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) rang- 5HGHÀQH2FHDQ

Exploration &

Defense

Ving greatly in size — all the way to ultra-large underwater vehicles. We explore launch and recovery

Ultra Large AUVs

Uncle Sam Wants You!

LARS

Launch and Recovery Systems systems, manipulator arms and inertial sensing solu- for Underwater Vehicles

Shipwreck Windfall

ROV Expedition Captures

Maritime History tions. And we highlight recent vessel news and achieve-

Lander Lab

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Chilean Lander Case Study

Saildrone ments across maritime technology companies.

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Starting on page 8, David Strachan chronicles the U.S.

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Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 of an ultra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (UL-

AUV). And on page 18, an interview with Brian Con-

CEO non, VP of Ocean Mapping, details their three classes of USV, as well as how the company

John C. O’Malley [email protected] is meeting the growing demands of maritime defense.

This issue, we also dive into case studies, watching ‘vehicles’ do what they do best — ex-

President & COO plore harsh conditions and collect critical data. On page 12, Kevin Hardy continues his series

Gregory R. Trauthwein [email protected] on ocean landers — this one number 15 of the series — taking a deep dive on the develop- ment and use in research at the Universidad de Concepción in Chile. Later, on page 30, we

Managing Editor meet Rhody, the University of Rhode Island’s ROV that documents Westward-expansion era

Celia Konowe [email protected] shipwrecks in Lake Ontario.

On page 24, Wendy Laursen explores launch and recovery systems and the challenges

Contributing Writers with bringing costly and delicate vessels back to shore. And on page 38, SEAMOR Marine

Kevin Hardy

Edward Lundquist shares a custom gripper design, collaborating with Canada’s National Underwater Recovery

David Strachan

Training Center.

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The moral is, no matter the mission, ocean vehicles are up to the challenge. With new

Irina Vasilets technologies to make them more ef