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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 33 inal staff of nine conducted underwa- ter ship repairs for a single Navy cus- tomer, and grew to over 250 people whose capabilities now serve cus- tomers found throughout the ocean industry. Phoenix performs water- borne ship repairs, underwater inspections and surveys, search and recovery missions, marine construc- tion support, submarine rescue oper- ations, and engineering. Expertise in underwater welding, side scan sonar, ROVs, diving, and design is available from Phoenix offices located in Virginia, Texas, Maryland, Louisiana, Hawaii, and California. Phoenix played key roles in the dis- covery of INS DAKAR, an Israeli submarine that was lost for 31 years; two James Cameron Titanic docu- mentaries for which Phoenix designed unique, mobile lighting sys- tems and battery powered, wreck penetrating mini-ROVs; numerous international search and recovery projects as well as ongoing repairs to the Gulf of Mexico's damaged off- shore oil and gas infrastructure caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and where Phoenix conducted the largest ever underwater wet welding repair to an operating oil and gas platform. Technology Profile: Phoenix devel- oped 21 Navy certified, underwater welding procedures for materials ranging from mild steels to high car- bon steels and modern alloys. It mod- ified carbon arc gougers and plasma arc cutters for safe diver use thus improving diver work efficiencies 3-4 fold. As sole operators of the HardSuit 1200 in the Gulf of Mexico, Phoenix offers one-atmos- phere diving systems of the utmost dexterity and ability to operate in any attitude, and in confined spaces to depths of 365 m. Phoenix designed the 6,000-m depth capable, REMO- RA, an ROV notable for its agility, small footprint and use on numerous military and commercial recovery projects. Internal R&D led to the development of xBot, a mini-ROV designed for hazardous ops and wreck penetrations in extreme depths (7000m). Phoenix is completing the development of safe, high energy density, pressure tolerant Lithium Ion batteries for underwater applications. The battery uses a Phoenix battery management system that allows for battery control at the cell level. The company's SBIR project to produce a battery for large diameter AUVs will be completed this fall. Plymouth Marine Laboratory Prospect Place, The Hoe Plymouth, Devon UK PL1 3DH Tel: +44 1752 633100; Fax: +44 1752 269011 Email: forinfo@pml.ac.uk • www.pml.ac.uk Chief Executive: Professor Nicholas Owens Deputy Chief Executive: Dr. Peter Claridge Chairman: Rt Hon. Lord Kingsland QC Marketing Director: David Robins Facilities: Marine research laboratories, Molecular Laboratory, Seawater Hall, Mesocosms, research vessels, Culture Rooms, Flow Cytometer Square Meterage 4884 sq/m Testing Capabilities: (ie. test tanks, boats, pressure chambers) Number of Employees: 150 PML is an independent provider of scientific research, contract services and advice on the marine environ- ment, with a focus on understanding marine ecosystems and reducing uncertainty about the complex processes and structures that sustain life in the seas. To help deliver its knowledge transfer, PML has a whol- ly owned trading subsidiary, PML Applications Ltd, which has been cre- ated to facilitate the exploitation and application of PML research and to provide a more appropriate interface for working with end users, industrial and commercial partners. MTR100MTR100MTR100MTR100MTR100MTR100 METOCEAN Data Systems 21 Thornhill Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3B 1R9 Canada Tel: +1.902.468.2505; Fax: +1.902.468.4442 www.metocean.com President: Tony Chedrawy, Sales Manager: Greg Connor, Marketing Manager: Emily MacPherson METOCEAN Data System develops and manufactures data acquisition and telemetry systems. It specializes in the production of air-deployed and ship deployed drifting buoys, Search and Rescue buoys such as Self Locating Datum Marker Buoys, Oil Tracking Buoys such as Argospheres and Davis Drifters, Ice Platforms and Acoustic Systems. METOCEAN has developed niche markets to support a wide variety of scientific and commercial fields. These markets include Oil and Gas, Search and Rescue (SAR), Oceanographic, Meteorological, Military, Asset Tracking (VMS), Polar,ARGO Program, Aquaculture and Port Authorities. Technology Profile: The company specializes in the design, development and manufac- ture of data acquisition and telemetry systems for severe environments. All of the buoy payloads are designed for use on ocean platforms either drifting or moored buoys. The company's primary products are SVP/WOCE drifters, air deployed Self Locating Data Marker Buoys (SLDMB), Profiling Subsurface Floats, Ice Platforms & other Arctic products, Asset Management Tracking Transponders and Underwater Acoustic Platforms. METOOCEAN also manufactures custom moored buoys (1m, 2m and 3m diameter) as well as weather stations and port monitoring systems. MTR#6 (17-32).qxd 7/13/2007 10:02 AM Page 33
