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2). (U.S. rep: Brock Rosenthal, Ocean Innovations, ).

Prevco : Provides a broad selection of subsea housings, both custom and standard off-the- shelf designs. They also offer comprehensive pressure testing services.

Blue Robotics : Low-cost, shal- low water housings for experimentalists and hobbyists.

They have earned a place in the mix.

Global Ocean Design :

Glass reinforced polyamide spheres with purge port and 3 connectors ? ttings, plus interior mounting ring and plate, rated 1km and 2km. Deck Purge Box mois- ture removal system with vacuum leak test lowers inte- rior relative humidity to prevent condensation with no

HazMat.

Galvanic Time Releases

Best for releasing a tethered ? oat on a sea? oor package

Figure 2 as the target release time and actual release time may vary by several hours, plus or minus. Advantages are

A Nautilus Marine Service 10” Vitrovex sphere is shown they are cheap, small, and always work.

with multiple penetrators and a self-sealing purge port.

Neptune Marine Products

A circular frame can be bonded to the interior of one of com/galvanic-timed-releases.php> the hemispheres as a mount for electronics.

Photo courtesy of Atlantic Floats Photo courtesy of Nautilus Marine Service

Figure 3

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