Iris Innovations Launches Marine Night Vision CCTV Camera
Iris Innovations, a leader in specialized marine camera technology, has announced the launch of Photon, a compact ultra-low-light 4K night vision camera designed to make safe nighttime navigation accessible to every boater.Whether cruising after dusk, fishing before sunrise or patrolling remote coastlines, Photon delivers clarity and full-color imagery in near-total darkness, without the need for infrared or thermal imaging. Unlike thermal cameras, which can struggle in low thermal contrast conditions, Photon excels in real-world environments, maintaining visibility and situational awareness.
FLIR Helps Keep One of Canada’s Largest Ports Safe
As Canada’s second largest container port and North America’s fastest growing port for transpacific trade, the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia is committed to providing mariners with safe, efficient and productive port operations. To ensure the port operates safely and securely, rotating crews work day and night aboard the Charles Hays patrol boat, a vessel fitted with a full complement of FLIR thermal and Raymarine navigation technologies. The equipment includes two 12-inch Raymarine MFDs…
FLIR to Debut Maritime Thermal Camera Innovations
Providing enhanced safety, security and awareness for professional, commercial and fishing owners and operators, FLIR Systems will introduce the latest additions to its award-winning M-Series marine thermal cameras and highlight the new capabilities of its Next Generation cameras at this year’s Nor-Shipping. The new M100 and M200 series thermal cameras provide enhanced awareness at night and are FLIR’s most compact pan-and-tilt marine thermal cameras to date. They are engineered with FLIR’s Boson high-performance thermal camera core…
Brunswick’s All New 1100 IMPACT D-Collar
At a trade event held in Baltimore, MD, Brunswick unveiled its most exciting hull to date. First on board to test drive the new vessel was Marine News Editor Joe Keefe. An exhilarating 35 minute cruise revealed all of the exciting features the new vessel had to offer – whether barreling ahead at 63 KT in open waters or smartly backing down at the berth with the help of Brunswick’s JPO joy stick controls. Taken from the new wide body 11 meter RHIB design, the boat has an all-new top skin with two options: the full tube IMPACT, and the D Collar style (as equipped at the show). Turning on a dime at more than 60 KT, the vessel represents a major breakthrough for municipal and military customers…
Moog Supplies Camera System for WHOI Research Vessel
Moog Inc. Space and Defense Group has supplied the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) with a new, rugged camera system for launch and recovery of the Alvin submarine aboard the research vessel Atlantis II. The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command mandates that the crew of Atlantis II be able to see the latch pin, which is part of the launch and recovery system (LARS) for use with Alvin. When WHOI upgraded and returned its Alvin submarine to service, the submarine’s size obscured the view of the latch pin from the “doghouse…
KEP, Orlaco Ink Distribution Agreement
Kessler-Ellis Products (KEP), the manufacturer of type approved displays and computers, announced today that it has been selected as the Americas distributor of Orlaco’s specialized commercial marine camera solutions. Effective immediately, KEP will sell, support and locally warehouse Orlaco’s full line of marine monitoring systems that include compact, self-cleaning, zoom, PTZ zoom and thermal imaging cameras. According to the manufacturer, the new Orlaco camera series is suited for extreme marine conditions as the series provides a crystal clear view around any vessel in any situation.
Online Marine Camera Gives Underwater Views
For those who are curious about the undersea world but don't want to plunge beneath the waves, there is a safe and dry way to enjoy Neptune's realm. Images of the stunning marine life around the Aliwal Shoal off South Africa's east coast are being beamed onto the Internet for a virtual dive safari via an underwater camera attached to the wreck of a Norwegian ship. The web site can be found on www.africam.com - a site that also offers "virtual safaris" through cameras set up in several South African game parks. "This is the first marine camera of its kind...It gives us an eye on the world that we've never had before," said Mark Addison, a diver responsible for the camera's maintenance.
