April 4, 2019 (Falmouth, MA) – McLane Research Laboratories, Inc. announces that the Prawler, a low cost, shallow profiling vehicle is now available as part of the McLane Profiler product line. The Prawler collects and transmits sensor data from the surface to 500 m of the water column, traveling the mooring wire using wave actuated motion. April 9-11 [ Continue reading. ]
MOTN News
Photos from the February 21, 2019 MOTN Meeting at SMAST
Nearly 40 MOTN members and industry representatives attended MOTN's February 21, 2019 at the impressive SMAST East campus. Here are some photos of the event. [ Continue reading. ]
New Expedition Ship Fitted with FarSounder FLS
FarSounder’s Forward-Looking Sonar (FLS) will be included on the new luxury expedition cruise vessel by Mystic Cruises, the World Explorer. This latest technology in navigation and obstacle avoidance will be a welcome addition to this state-of-the-art vessel. The World Explorer will embark on a variety of unique voyages. Its journeys will include [ Continue reading. ]
2019 New England Regional MATE Student ROV Competition – Volunteers Needed
Each year the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center sponsors a student ROV competition for middle, high school and college students. Teams are given a mission task and a set of specifications for their ROV. Teams are then responsible for the design and construction of their ROV to accomplish the required [ Continue reading. ]
MOTN Member News! Alucia2 Installing FarSounder 3D FLS
FarSounder’s flagship navigation product, the FarSounder-1000 Forward Looking Sonar (FLS), has been selected by the OceanX exploration team to help provide safe passage for Alucia2, their new 85.3m research and exploration yacht. Admarel BV, a member of the Alewijnse Group, is the FarSounder dealer in the Netherlands instrumental in securing this [ Continue reading. ]
Rhonda Moniz Underwater Forensic Investigator on Oxygen’s Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt for Justice
Don't miss Smiley Face Killers: Will Hurley's Family Learns of His Death (Season 1, Episode 3) airing on the Oxygen channel on Saturday, February 2nd 7:00 PM. Our own Rhonda Moniz is the underwater forensics investigator on the third episode highlighting the cold case in Boston. Retired NYPD detectives investigate the Smiley Face murder theory talk to the [ Continue reading. ]
MOTN MEMBER NEWS! Captain Brian Perkins Receives Surface Navy Association’s Special Recognition Award
While attending the Surface Navy Association Symposium, held in Washington DC, Captain Brian Perkins was awarded a Special Recognition Award. This award is generally awarded to Surface Navy Association members, dependents and retirees whose community-related activities go “above and beyond” as well as promoting the Surface Navy. “He was awarded the Surface [ Continue reading. ]
MOTN MEMBER NEWS! Strategies is proud to announce a new associate to our consulting group.
Matt is an acquisition and operations specialist who excels at planning and execution while tracking risk and risk management and ensuring that cost, schedule, and performance goals are met. Matt is a certified DHS Level III Program Manager and a Level II Requirements Manager with a Masters in Quality Systems Management capped by Program Manager for the USCG [ Continue reading. ]
MOTN Helps Promote Blue Innovation in New England
MOTN was a proud sponsor of The Blue Innovation Symposium, held from November 27-28, 2018 at Salve Regina University in Newport. The Symposium, organized by Salve’s Office of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education Programs and the Canadian Consulate General of Boston, was the largest marine technology conference in New England with more than 200 [ Continue reading. ]
MOTN MEMBER NEWS! Falmouth Scientific Receives Patent Immunity for ExxonMobil’s Cable Head Source Patent
Cataumet, MA, USA – Oct. 4, 2018 Falmouth Scientific, Inc. (FSI) has received a patent immunity from ExxonMobil for ExxonMobil’s Cable Head Marine Seismic Source (CHS) patent (US 9,864,081). This immunity enables FSI to incorporate its seismic source with HawkEyeTM Clear Signature technology into ExxonMobil’s CHS concept for near-zero offset data [ Continue reading. ]
