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OceanGate completes carbon fiber hull design for Cyclops

27 Aug '13

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Using a patent-pending submerging Launch, Retrieval and Transport (LRT) platform, OceanGate can operate a manned vehicle with ships of opportunity at much lower costs than most other manned vehicles and, in many cases, even less expensively than ROVs. With the ability to be quickly and affordably deployed around the world, Cyclops will usher in a new generation of oceanic exploration and study.

“We see great opportunities for the science and technology communities to work with OceanGate to provide a next generation capability for ocean exploration,” states Bob Miyamoto, Director for Defense and Industry Programs at the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory. “To have the freedom to more easily integrate new technologies into a submersible and then be there, in person, to watch over how sensors, controllers, or manipulators are responding to the ocean, will help significantly reduce timelines and cost of development.”

OceanGate first received national attention last November for the discovery of a downed World War II Hellcat fighter aircraft off the coast of Miami, Florida that was showcased on CBS morning news. More recently, in June 2013 OceanGate completed a series of successful expeditions in three different bodies of water - the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean – all in just 30 days.

In the Gulf of Mexico, Black Elk Energy tasked Antipodes to dive on a decommissioned offshore oil platform to survey the site and gather trans-sectional footage for use in assessments on the "Idle Iron" issue. In addition, OceanGate’s Expedition Lionfish, which took place off the coast of Florida, received international attention for connecting researchers and stakeholders as part of a larger dialogue to address the economic and environmental impacts of the lionfish epidemic.

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