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June 2014 Contents Volume 57 Number 5 22 The Environment 22 And the Sea Shall Rise An authoritative new study found that 150 million people living in coastal areas are at genuine risk to the rising sea level. Photo cour tesy National Oceanograph y Center 6 Editorial 46 People & Companies 5353 Products 61 Classifeds 63 Ad Index Subsea Norway 8 Norway Plows Ahead MTR took a recent trip along Norway’s west coast & discovered new tech and insights from some of the world’s leading subsea companies. By Eric Haun 8 16 Renewable Energy 16 FORCE of Nature The project to tap the powerful tides in the Bay of Fundy took a positive turn with the funding of an advanced sensor platform for the Minas Passage. Credit : F OR CE 28 44 Santa Maria Underwater explorer Barry Clifford reports that he believes he has found the wreck of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria off of Haiti. 53 Image: Sonardyne Credit : Skandi Singapore. Image cour tesy of DOF Subsea (Librar y of Congress photo) June 2014 4 MTR 42 Hydrography 42 A Clearer Picture Technologies used to help defi ne the physical features of the oceans are increasingly providing better images and information. MTR #5 (1-17).indd 4 6/11/2014 11:24:31 AM
