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64 st / July 2014 www.sea-technology.com C-Worker Calibration Trials Successful in Rough Conditions ASV Ltd.'s (Portchester, England) C-Worker 6 successfully carried out a seabed transponder calibration in 1,300-meter-deep waters. The trials took place in the Gulf of Mexico and were conducted in rough conditions with 2.5-meter waves. C-Worker is the world's frst un- manned oil and gas workboat. ASV designed and built the 6-meter vehicle at their waterside facility in Portches- ter. ASV has completed the build of a second C-Worker, with sea trials now taking place in the U.K. Underwater Acoustic Monitoring System Completes Design Review Acorn Energy, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) announced that their DSIT Solutions Ltd. (Givat Shmuel, Israel) subsidiary has completed a design re- view, which is the frst milestone of a contract received in late 2013 to sup- ply and support an advanced underwa- ter acoustic monitoring system. The to- tal value of the contract is in excess of $14 million, of which $11.2 million is a fxed amount with the balance being contingent on the customer's require- ments. Successful Testing For RTSAS Signal Processor Kraken Sonar Systems Inc.'s (Con- ception Bay South, Canada) sea ac- ceptance testing of its Embedded Real-Time Synthetic Aperture Sonar (RTSAS) Signal Processor for Australia's Defence Science and Technology Or- ganisation (DSTO) was a success. Kraken's RTSAS is a rugged, small- form-factor subsystem that incorpo- rates an NVIDIA Kepler GPU. The GPU acts as a massively parallel embedded processor for synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) data. SAS provides ultrahigh sea- foor image resolution at longer ranges than conventional sonar. Redline Gets Contract for Marine Communications Network Redline Communications (Mark- ham, Canada) has received a $1.6 million contract to deliver a marine communications network based on the recently announced RAS Extend Marine product. The customer, a gov- ernment organization whose ships are used to patrol the waters of Canada's coastline, will use the Redline network to enhance its high-speed communica- tions capabilities within 80 kilometers of its shoreline, where the feet spends the majority of its time. Ships within 80 kilometers of shore can be connected cost-effectively, giving them real-time coverage of maritime borders and a holistic view of all ships for wide-area feet tracking, sensor integration, sup- port for prevention operations, and even Internet access for crews. The deployment of the network is expected to start immediately, with full deployment expected by the end of 2014. C-Scope Web, Mobile App Integrated Into NCA VTS Kongsberg Norcontrol IT (Horten, Norway) has integrated its advanced C-Scope Web and Mobile Application module into the Norwegian Coastal Administration's (NCA) C-Scope Vessel Traffc Service (VTS) systems. Available for iOS and Android mobile devices, the C-Scope Mobile Application deliv- ers secure, real-time VTS data. The VTS Traffc Image from the NCA's fve VTS centers along the Norwegian coastline will be available to NCA staff wherever they may be. The C-Scope Mobile Ap- plication provides the VTS traffc im- age with electronic navigation charts, bathymetric ENCs, live fused radar and AIS tracks, shore-based radar video, weather and hydro data, and informa- tion source data. By 2018, all the regional VTS cen- ters of Horten, Kvitsøy, Brevik, Fedje and Vardø will be completed. EMP to Start on Prototype Of Aquarius USV Eco Marine Power (Fukuoka, Ja- pan), EMP, will begin work related to the construction of a prototype of its Aquarius Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), which will include marine com- puter systems and lightweight fexible marine solar panels. The Aquarius USV will be powered by a solar-electric hy- brid marine power solution. Onboard batteries will be recharged via solar panel or ship or shore power. Sensors will be able to collect data from above and below the waterline. Potential applications are: harbor pollution monitoring, oceanographic surveys, maritime park surveillance, coastal border patrols and marine data collection. Lab testing of technologies to be used for the Aquarius USV has already commenced, and a prototype is sched- uled to commence operational tests in 2015. WMB-3250 Multibeam Sonar Passes Third-Party Testing WASSP Ltd. (Auckland, New Zea- land) announced the release of an in- dependent report on their WMB-3250 multibeam sonar, conducted by Envi- ronmental Mapping & Surveying. "EMS's independent technical re- port clearly shows that the WMB-3250 is able to deliver the results and qual- ity required for most entry level survey/ mapping and dredge type applications where cost-effectiveness and ease of use are the prime requirement," said Terry McDonald for WASSP. Satellite Tracking, Notifcation Devices to go to Fishing Fleet Globalstar, Inc.'s (Covington, Loui- siana) value-added reseller, VehSmart (Victorville, California), has been awarded the frst regional pilot proj- ect of its kind for Ecuador to outft the Ecuadorian artisanal fshing feet with life-saving satellite tracking and emer- gency notifcation devices. The project will initially outft 4,000 small fshing boats with Globalstar's leading satellite transmitter, the SmartOne. SmartOne devices will provide Ecuadorian fsher- men and women with a means for help at sea when facing a life-threatening emergency, e.g., piracy. By linking to Ecuador's National Emergency Re- sponse System, the SmartOne devices will be outftted with a proprietary panic button that any sailor can acti- vate discreetly to summon a rescue. The satellite devices will also help the Ecuadorian Vice Ministry of Aqua- culture and Fisheries track the seasonal movements of the fshing feet, police overfshing and better protect exclu- sionary zones. Boat owners will be able to ac- cess information about their vessels, track the whereabouts of loved ones at sea and use historical data to identify prime fshing areas. n marine electronics