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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 9 news marine as well as a full suite of color and low light black and white video cameras to provide rescue planners with underwater pictures of the submarine on the seabed. The ROV will also be fitted with two manipulators, an eight-inch rotary disc cutter and a hydraulic guillotine cutter with a capacity to cut up to 38 mm wire rope and assist with debris clearance. This ROV, which also has the capability of inserting emergency life support stores into a distressed submarine, is able to connect hoses and lines to a submarine's salvage connections to help keep the crew alive while waiting for their rescue. The com- plete package includes a Seaeye tether management system (TMS) which acts as a subsea garage for the ROV out of which it is flown when it reaches the operational depth. A winch and 'A' frame that has been specially modified for air transport will be provided to launch and recover. FarSounder Selected for DHS Project FarSounder was selected by the Department of Homeland Security to develop a prototype Underwater Threat Detection System for port security applica- tions. This $750,000 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Grant is a result of a recently completed Feasibility Study and Proof of Concept testing at Quonset Point, RI. That project was part of FarSounder's Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) Phase I SBIR. The FarSounder team's goal is to produce a low cost commercialized 3D sonar system for underwater threat detection, and to provide the first underwater port security system practical for use in all U.S. ports and along extensive areas of U.S. coastlines and inland waterways. Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. 205 2 F H D Q 0 D U L Q H , Q G X V W U L H V 7 H O ( P D L O L Q I R # R F H D Q P D U L Q H L Q F F R P Þ ? ? } Ê L ? ? ` ¶ ? Ì Ê Ü ? Ì ? Ê - " t 7 K H U H Y R O X W L R Q D U \ ' , ' 6 2 1 ' L Y H U , G H Q W Lþ F D W L R Q 6 R Q D U P D N H V ] H U R Y L V L E L O L W \ D W K L Q J R I W K H S D V W : L W K ' , ' 6 2 1 \ R X F D Q F R O O H F W Q H D U S K R W R T X D O L W \ L P D J H V D Q G Y L G H R L Q G D U N R U W X U E L G Z D W H U V Z K H U H W U D G L W L R Q D O L P D J L Q J V \ V W H P V I D L O 3 H U I R U P L Q V S H F W L R Q V I D V W H U H D V L H U D Q G P R U H D F F X U D W H O \ W K D Q \ R X H Y H U L P D J L Q H G ³ D W G L V W D Q F H V R I X S W R W H Q P H W H U V I U R P \ R X U W D U J H W 7 R O H D U Q P R U H D E R X W W K L V U H Y R O X W L R Q D U \ W H F K Q R O R J \ Y L V L W Z Z Z V R X Q G P H W U L F V F R P $ E R Y H ' , ' 6 2 1 L P D J H I U R P D K D Q G V Rý K X O O L Q V S H F W L R Q MTR#4 (1-16).qxd 5/8/2006 9:38 AM Page 11
