"Lost Diver" Competition - Winning Prototype Receives Award26/11/2007 |
| Tritech International and Newcastle University have received a prestigious innovation award from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Europe's largest professional society for engineers and the UK governing body, British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC). |
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The £5000 prize was presented to the winning team Tritech/NU who designed and manufactured DiveTrack, a transceiver device carried by divers, which communicates with a surface unit. This enables the diver to be located at all times and can also send emergency signals to the surface alerting boat crew to problems underwater.
The DiveTrack competition, was originally set up in memory of Penny Glover who died with her dive buddy Jacques Filippi in a tragic diving accident in 2005. Supplier: Tritech International LtdMore news from this supplier: Tritech International Appointment Secrets of Malta's Historic Water Systems Tritech Sonars Installed on SeaGen SRD Eclipse Submerged Flying Boat Wreck Survey Micron Data Modem Responder / Transponder Tritech Merlin Pump Subsea Group Develops Global Brand Tritech SeaSprite Sonar in Antarctica Merlin ROV Excavation and Jetting System Major African Offshore Contract ROV for Deepwater Wreck Salvage UKHO Makes a Pledge to Training Sentinel Tested in warm Asia-Pacific Waters Versatile Side-scan Sonar Two Survey Vessels Ordered Field Tests for Revolutionary Exploration Technology Completed Transnav 2009 Paper Deadline Extended Allseas Group Equips ROVs Mexico's CICESE Buoy Platform 
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The IET Innovation in Engineering Awards Ceremony was held in London on 13th November. Recognising and celebrating excellence in engineering innovation across a range of industry sectors and engineering disciplines.
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