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st looksback September Issue 25 Years Ago 1987. Operation Deepscan began the "largest scientific expedition" of Scot- land's Loch Ness. The 20-boat floatilla examined an unidentified fish species at 700-foot depths, mapped the Loch with Lowrance X-16 chart recorders and researched temperature changes and thermoclines. ... NOAA awarded a $4 million contract to Sutron Corp. for 250 acoustic water-level measure- ment and satellite telemetry field units to upgrade the National Water Level Observation Network. ... Inmar sat be- gan seeking proposals for techniques allowing it to use its existing commu- nications satellites for the satellite navi- gation and positioning markets. 15 Years Ago 1997. The Aquarius underwater labo- ratory was schedule to be redeployed to 60 feet below the ocean surface at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanc tuary in the fall after undergoing renovations. ... Kawasaki Heavy Indus- tries Ltd. completed the construction of the RV Kairei for delivery to the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Tech nology. ... A $175,000 New Jer- sey state grant was awarded to allow the Stevens Institute of Technology to establish a network enabling officials and the public to gauge real-time beach conditions during storms via the Internet. 10 Years Ago 2002. A report published by the Na- tional Academy of Sciences stated that the effects of an oil spill on marine life are related to the type of petroleum spilled, the nature of the ecosystem and rate of contamination, rather than just the spill's size. ... The U.S. De- partment of Energy and the Australian Bureau of Metrology established an atmospheric radiation measurement site in Darwin, Australia, to improve climate models and weather forecasts of conditions such as droughts and monsoons. ... Lockheed Martin Corp. purchased the first AquaMap ShipHull positioning system from Desert Star Systems for use on its CETUS II AUV. This allowed the AUV to fly precise lines along a hull's sides and bottom. n www.sea-technology.com 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 )VER Autonomous Underwater Vehicle )VER !56—)DEALLY SUITED TO EXECUTE A VARIETY OF missions in near coastal environments s %ASY TO OPERATE s 3INGLE PERSON LAUNCH AND RECOVERY s #OMMERCIAL OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE s )NTUITIVE MISSION PLANNER s 3CIENCE PAYLOADS available s ,OW COST !56 + 53$ www.ocean-server.com +1 508 678 0550 SEPTEMBER 2012 / st 85