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May 2006 contents Marine Technology Reporter • Volume 49 Number 4 ROVs 18 Going Deep with PSS’ Martin Anderson Martin Anderson, a straight-talking Scotsman who serves as Perry Slingsby System's Managing Director and CEO, took over nearly three years ago to harness the company's treasure trove of underwater systems, products and engineering expertise to deliver a focused, motivated and forward-thinking remote intervention application powerhouse. — by Greg Trauthwein Communications 22 WIRELESS IN THE DEEP BLUE Deploying instruments to monitor the ocean is one thing. Getting daily reports from them is another. — by Mike Carlowicz Communications 26 Sonardyne Improves Underwater Coms At OI ‘06 in London, Sonardyne announced plans to make a significant investment in providing improved underwater communications. — by Maggie L. Merrill Offshore Report 28 Bourbon Invests Billions in Boats Bourbon has unveiled an aggressive plan to invest $1.8 billion in new vessels over the next four years. — by Jennifer Rabulan Navy 34 USS Scranton Completes UUV Test USS Scranton (SSN 756) successfully demonstrated homing and docking of an Unmanned Undersea Vehicle during recent testing. In the Background: A Hydrex diver cleans an underwater area in preparation for welding. See story on page 40. 2 MTR May 2006 MTR#4 (1-16).qxd 5/8/2006 9:28 AM Page 4
