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54 MTR April 2011 Cura Joins Woods Hole Group Woods Hole Group said that envi- ronmental scientist Jerry J. Cura will be joining Woods Hole Group in late March as a Senior Environmental Scientist. Cura comes to Woods Hole Group with his Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from the University of Maine and over 20 years of experi- ence in the field and as a principal in Menzie-Cura Associates. McLellan Global Diving & Salvage. Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. said that Nathan McLellan has joined the team as Contracts Administrator. He earned his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in January, 2011 while receiving a cer- tificate in Maritime Law and serving as a member of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. Northmore Joins Coastline Surveys Coastline Surveys appointed Neil Northmore as Legal and Commercial Manager. He has experience in the marine industry including working for the Royal Yachting Association as Government Affairs Advisor and closely with the British Marine Federation, co-founding Dorade Law and later working at Michelmores Solicitors in a senior role in the Marine Department. OceanWorks Signs Agreement with Velocious OceanWorks announced the forma- tion of a mutually supportive rela- tionship with Velocious Australia Pty. Ltd. The agreement allows the com- panies to expand capabilities and resources through the global sharing of experience and complimentary opportunities, with both companies already enjoying formidable reputa- tions as safe providers of high quality subsea solutions, intervention tooling and services. Velocious is a dynamic West Australian subsea engineering company that specializes in remote intervention technology for the Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy and Defense Industries. Email: marketing@ oceanworks.com S3 Acquires New ROVs James Rae, S3 ROV Pilot Technician, adjusting the camera pan and tilt unit on an S3 ROV. Specialist Subsea Services Ltd (S3) acquired two new ROV systems to expand its workclass fleet. The two Triton XLX 150hp ROV systems are advanced workclass units manufac- tured by Perry Slingsby Systems Ltd. S³’s Managing Director, Graeme Kidd, said: “We are particularly enthusiastic about the acquisition as it is new and exciting technology for S3. The XLX Workclass ROV’s are top of the range systems which will help to further enhance our reputa- tion as being a company of excellence in the support of offshore operations in the oil and gas and renewables markets on an international basis. Oceanwide Logs Order for SPHL Oceanwide Safety at Sea announced the first order of a side-mating-Self Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat (SPHL). The side-mating configura- tion together with a launching system installed on a frame gives the possi- bility to use the SPHL in smaller portable systems, instead of using an HRC. This latest development there- fore gives companies with mobile sat- uration systems the possibility to pro- vide maximum safety for their divers. The SPHL is equipped with two on-off-load lifting hooks and for recovery and ease of handling a single point lifting arrangement is installed. Email: rob.bunders@ oceanwidesafety.nl NURC Upgrades Software SeeByte provided the NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) with two upgraded licenses of its SeeTrack Military software. The upgrades to NURC’s SeeTrack licens- es will also include the latest versions of SeeByte’s additional modules, comprising of the Computer-Aided Detection/Computer-Aided Classification (CAD/CAC) module, Navigation Post-Processing module people & companies OceanWorks’ Subsea Flying Lead Orientation Tool
