AI for Munitions Recovery
AI for an AUV is being developed to address unexploded ordnance in the North and Baltic Seas leftover from World War I and II.
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WWII Merchant Mariners Receive Congressional Gold Medal
World War II Merchant Mariners, the supply line to American and Allied forces during WWII, were presented earlier this week with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Read moreUSCG’s Last-Known Recoverable WWII POW/MIA Laid to Rest
The U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) last-known recoverable POW/MIA from WWII was laid to rest during a ceremony in Buffalo, New York. “Half a world away, Lt. James Crotty demonstrated selfless service in the face of great adversity and calamity,” said Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard. “After 77 long years, he is finally home. I hope his return
Read more3D Archaeological Models of Newly Discovered US WWII Sub
Aberdeen-based subsea 3D-scanning specialist Viewport3 has been collaborating with international explorer Tim Taylor to process pioneering underwater 3D scans on the bow and stern of a U.S. submarine lost in 1942. Viewport3 was contracted by Tim Taylor, CEO of New-York based Tiburon Subsea Services and founder of Ocean Outreach Inc., as part of his ongoing Lost 52 Project, responsible for discovery
Read moreTour USS Indianapolis: Live-Streaming from 18,000 Feet Under the Sea
Tonight, a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) will shoot video 18,000 feet under the sea to take viewers on a live-streaming tour of the recently discovered USS Indianapolis. Indianapolis sunk in the final days of World War II when it was hit by two Japanese torpedoes after delivering components of the “Little Boy” bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The sunken battleship was discovered Aug.
Read moreUSS Indianapolis Ruins Discovered in North Pacific
On Aug. 18, 2017 an expedition crew aboard RV Petrel, a research vessel owned by Paul Allen, located the remains of USS Indianapolis at a depth of 5,500 m in the North Pacific Ocean. Indianapolis suffered an attack by Japanese submarine torpedoes in the final days of World War II after making a secret delivery to the island of Tinian
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