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[#JourneeMondialeDuClimat] ECA Group est toujours particulièrement honoré lorsque ses véhicules contribuent aux recherches scientifiques et à la protection des ...ressources naturelles des #océans. Ici, les équipes du Centre Scientifique de Monaco et de l’Institut Inter-universitaire d’Eilat explorent les fonds du Golfe d’Aqaba en #MerRouge pour étudier les coraux profonds lors d’une mission des Explorations de Monaco. Des recherches et des actions en faveur de la préservation des fonds marins. [#WorldClimateDay] ECA Group is always particularly honored when its vehicles contribute to scientific research and to the protection of the natural resources of the #oceans. Here, teams from the CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO and the Eilat Inter-University Institute explore the depths of the Gulf of Aqaba in the #RedSea to study deep corals during a Monaco Explorations mission. Research and actions in favor of the preservation of the seabed. Vidéo : ROV H800 d’ECA GROUP M. Schonholz - MonacoExplorations

Together with our science team, you can observe unique marine life in the Arctic. You will help identify areas where there may be plastic or other pollution in ...the ocean, so that it can be retrieved and disposed of correctly. Help us fight plastic pollution. http://bit.ly/2IAIJgT #ethavavmuligheter #tvaksjonen2020

Check out the 3300/6 Triton Submarines. This is fitted with one of our most powerful thrusters the Model 8020 which produces a maximum of 550 lbs of thrust.

Triton's 6 passenger sub is looking good with those 8020 thrusters.

Congrats U-Boat Worx

When the power goes out in the shop... FIELD TRIP!!! Dialing in some software changes for our friends at VR Habilis. Thanks to Mike at Fitzco Marine Group LLC for letting us use their marina for testing!

One of many challenges we faced with the Ring of Fire expedition was planning and launching in the midst of a pandemic. Check out the steps we took to keep our entire crew safe.

Part of the rationale for our expeditions is to develop very deep-water ocean technologies such as our camera system which allowed us to capture the first-ever 4k footage of Challenger Deep at a depth of 10,925m.

Last dive underway for this first section, 0615 and sub away as the day just begins

UMBRA, the only Yacht Support in the world with two submarines on board, seen here slaloming the South East Asian rock formations.

Add this to your playlist. Link in the comments to listen to the interview.

To everybody who enjoyed finding out a bit more about submersibles from somebody who has first hand experience, here is Capt. Les Annan's 'Sub Blog' - Part 2, (...all images in the Sub Blog posts Les Annan): Sub Blog #2 Okay, so I should say that this is only my opinion and I have only done 123 sub dives as pilot. I do not work for Triton and I only know this sub, this brand and this model. There are lots of different sub programs out there and my hat is off to Alucia as they have a major program with pilots with over 6,000 dives and two Triton 3300 subs! Triton has several pilots with thousands of dives. Anyway, Navigation: The sub has 2 x analog depth gauges An electric depth gauge One altimeter (depth under the sub) One gyro compass One magnetic compass Forward scanning sonar An RDF (Radio Direction Finder). So, for those that don’t know, before GPS there was RDF. Yes, I am that old! With RDF you could find a FM or AM radio station plot the bearing to the antenna. For example, you could plot the bearing of a station in Miami and a station in WPB and then fix your position. If the sub was on the surface and in fog, the sub has a transmitter and the big boat has a handheld receiver that will show the bearing to the sub. Corrected GPS. This is sent down to the Garmin in the sub from the surface tender and is corrected for the difference of the position of the surface tender and the sub. The surface boat has tracking on the sub and knows where it is. And if none of the works you can blow a bubble and the surface can see it. That all being said I really don’t use any of it. I do keep an eye on the compass, but I navigate the same way I scuba dive. I have done over 6,000 scuba dives and I just use the terrain just like you would in the woods. Note all the different corals and the terrain and find your way back. There are two types of dives, static and drift. Static: This is when the big boat anchors and the sub goes on a dive and returns back to the big boat. This way the guests can be changed out and I can get out of the sub and stretch, eat and use the bathroom. Drift dives: When the water is too deep to anchor the sub just goes off in a direction and does not have to worry too much about navigation as all the boats are just drifting. Axis is a dynamic positioning 2 boat so drift dives are easy. Of the two I prefer static as then I can come back to the big boat and get a drink and use the bathroom. On a drift dive, I have to dehydrate myself for the day and sit in the chair all day. I have gone from 0700 to 1800 sitting in the chair and not using the bathroom all day. I might do 6 to 8 dives in a day. When the sub is ascending it holds at 10 meter and waits on the surface officer to clear the surface of boats. To be continued.