by Martin Vodnik | Aug 6, 2021 | Maritime research, News
Belgium intends to transfer for free one of its research vessels to Ukraine. It is the RV Belgica ship that will monitor the marine environment of the Black and Azov seas in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. The RV Belgica (A962) vessel, which is...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 4, 2021 | Deepsea mining, News
A prototype deep-seabed mining robot that had become uncoupled from a cable connecting it to a surface vessel has been successfully recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The Patania II, GSR’s purpose-built prototype nodule collector, is currently being...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 22, 2021 | Deepsea mining, News, Offshore
In a landmark feat of modern engineering, rock-like nodules, rich in nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper, have been collected by an underwater robot during a scientific trial in the deep Pacific Ocean. The pre-prototype nodule collector developed by Global Sea...
