The Quest to Find the USS Indianapolis (Continued from page 111)bandwidth data channels: Gigabit Ether- is property of the U.S. Navy. discovery. “As Americans, we all owe a measure of closure at this discovery so net; Serial Data; “To be able to honor the brave men debt of gratitude to the crew for their long in coming.”• Dual Titan 4 manipulators: Iso- of the USS Indianapolis and their fami- courage, persistence and sacri? ce in the lated hydraulic supply; and lies through the discovery of a ship that face of horrendous circumstances. While Acknowledgements• 18 kW tooling hydraulic sys- played such a signi? cant role during our search for the rest of the wreckage Special thanks to Carl Barrett and the tem: Operator adjustable ? ow and pres- World War II is truly humbling,” Mr. Al- will continue, I hope everyone con- team at 3U Technologies, LLC.sure len said in a press release announcing the nected to this historic ship will feel some Barrett explained that the Petrel ROV serves primarily as a camera and survey sensor platform that must maintain a no-touch policy out of respect for the hal-lowed wreck sites it typically explores. “The vehicle system must provide a stable platform with excellent station keeping capabilities for close proximity video work, have a powerful propulsion system to combat currents impacting both the ROV and the entire 6,000 meter umbilical length, provide the operators with outstanding situational awareness A unique business platformforand operate reliably and ef? ciently for extended durations,” he said.the global shipping industryAlso instrumental to the mission was the OPENSEA operating platform from Greensea, which “provided a stable, VISITORS22000,automated operating platform for ac-quisition of stunning video sequences, EXHIBITING COMPANIES1825,created operational ef? ciencies which COUNTRIESminimized operator task loading and 101dramatically simpli? ed integration of a large suite of camera and sensor pack-Welcomed by the owners of a fleetages into a coherent and intuitive opera-of over 4 000 vessels,tor interface,” Barrett said. “Greensea’s data management and ar-chival system provides ease of access to a wealth of data (past and present) such that operators can maintain situational awareness and monitor vehicle health with minimum effort to maintain focus on mission goals.”Synchronized pilot and co-pilot chairs allowed vehicle control and navigation to be switched between pilots, complete with touchscreen displays to support si-multaneous operation of lights, cameras, positioning and hydraulics. The system even included an automated ascent and descent for the umbilical winch that en-abled pilots to automatically synchro-nize ROV depths.“Greensea’s OPENSEA control sys-tem is crucial to our success for extreme deep diving operations. Never before have I experienced an ROV control en-vironment as uni? ed, con? gurable or in-tegrated as this one,” Kraft said.4-8 June 2018With help from some of the most capa-Metropolitan Expo, Athens Greeceble and advanced equipment available, the Vulcan team located the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis on August 19, resting 5,500 meters below the surface in www.posidonia-events.comthe Philippine Sea where it will remain undisturbed as a naval war grave. The wreck’s exact location was provided to the U.S. Navy exclusively, as the wreck www.marinelink.com 119MR #11 (114-121).indd 119 MR #11 (114-121).indd 119 11/6/2017 5:35:33 PM11/6/2017 5:35:33 PM