Australia Orders Shipowner to Recover Lost Containers
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is ordering CMA CGM's APL to find and recover the remaining containers lost from the APL England off the coast of New South Wales last month.So far, Australian authorities have recovered 15 containers from the 5,510 TEU capacity containership that spilled at least 50 boxes overboard after temporarily losing propulsion while sailing from Ningbo, China to Melbourne in May. On Monday AMSA directed the shipowner to search for and retrieve…
Tech Talk: Algorithm Aims to Assist Ocean Search and Rescue
Search & Rescue algorithm identify hidden “traps” in ocean waters, helping to more quickly identify regions where objects — and missing people — may have converged.The ocean is a messy and turbulent space, where winds and weather kick up waves in all directions. When an object or person goes missing at sea, the complex, constantly changing conditions of the ocean can confound and delay critical search-and-rescue operations.Now researchers at MIT, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)…
Ocean Infinity Searches for Lost S.Korean Ship
The seabed survey and ocean exploration company Ocean Infinity announced that its vessel, Seabed Constructor, sets sail from Cape Town to begin the search for the lost South Korean ship, Stellar Daisy.Stellar Daisy sank on 31 March 2017, with the tragic loss of 22 of its 24 crew. The ship, which was transporting iron ore from Brazil to China, is believed to have gone down in the South Atlantic Ocean approximately 1800 nautical miles due west of Cape Town.The Ocean Infinity team is expected to be on site and commencing search operations by mid-February 2019. Ocean Infinity will use its proven approach of deploying a fleet of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) simultaneously to search for Stellar Daisy.
SAROPS Software Supports Coast Guard Rescue
fielding with the U.S. spotted by the Coast Guard eight hours later about 30 miles from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to project where floating persons or objects might be located. comprehensive search plan with available resources. Northrop Grumman began developing SAROPS in 2003 under the U.S. Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) contract. the contract is valued at approximately $2 million per year. is currently the service's primary search and rescue tool.
