A science expedition recently explored the remains of the only World War II German U-boat, U-166, sunk in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The U-166 was discovered in 5,000 feet...

Captain Roger L. Parsons, NOAA, has been named the new Director of the NOAA Office of Coast Survey, an office that also carries the title of US National Hydrographer. He...

Seatronics Limited and OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Ltd.) announced a major contract with the Environmental Public Authority (EPA) in Kuwait at the world’s largest marine science and ocean technology exhibition,...

The first contract was signed with Svitzer Wijsmuller, Egypt for the supply of two 14 metre mooring launches and one 14.65 metre pilot boat. The two vessels will be constructed...

OSIL is offering equipment packages especially for the purpose of coastal survey and monitoring work associated with the Water Framework Directive. Each package includes a Guildline MiniBAT sensor platform and...

The Marine Institute in Ireland has ordered two YSI 6600 EDS environmental probes from OSIL. The EDS (extended deployment sonde) was carefully selected for its ability to measure environmental parameters...

OSIL has just supplied an YSI environmental monitoring buoy and sonde system to the Highland Council in Scotland for use in an important new monitoring programme. Known as the ‘CAPTOR...

YSI Environmental has developed a multiparameter instrument Ðthe YSI ADV6600- that accurately and reliably measures both water quantity (velocity and direction) and water quality. It has accomplished this by integrating...

Brookes & Gatehouse (B&G) have launched their wireless B&G Remote Vision. RemoteVision is smaller than a palm PC and features a full LCD graphical screen and simple 4-button control. It...

Dr. Ballard's Institute for Exploration recently purchased a TrackLink 5000 system with 3 TN5010C transponders from LinkQuest. These transponders use directional transducers with 60 degrees of beamwidth. The transmitter power...