ROV used to seal boat cracks
A boat that sunk in 1985 began leaking oil last month, causing the Canadian Coast Guard to use an ROV to repair the cracks.
Wisconsin firefighters trained to use new ROV
Flooding of a local river has led firefighters of Eau Claire, Wisconsin to be trained to use an ROV.
ROVs 'critical' for offshore drilling maintenance
A company that once provided divers for offshore drilling companies now sells ROVs.
New ROV expected to assist Connecticut police diving team
The Bridgeport police scuba team recently acquired a new ROV, thanks to a grant from Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Researchers use ROV to determine why Arctic sea ice melts so quickly
According to environmental news source LiveScience, a team of researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany conducted a study to test the effect of melt ponds on young ice.
Researchers discover deepest corals in Great Barrier Reef with the use of an ROV
For organizations with interests on the water – from the U.S. military to local police departments and many different commercial entities in between – a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) can be a great investment.
Spotlight: Government organizations and companies that benefit from the use of ROVs
Ever since 1966 when the U.S. Navy used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to locate a bomb in the Mediterranean Sea, commercial entities with marine interests have begun utilizing these underwater robots for their own unique purposes.
Commercial fishing boat Lady Cecelia may have been taken down by crab pot lines
Months after fishing vessel Lady Cecelia sunk off the coast of Leadbetter Point, Washington, taking with it four of the men onboard, the Coast Guard Formal Board of Investigation is finally piecing together the suspected cause of the incident, reports Oregon news source The Daily Astorian.