"Being awarded this contract is a significant milestone for Ocean Networks and Submarine Cable Salvage,” said David Blau, COO of Ocean Networks.
“We are honoured to help advance the mission of the ocean science community and their collective goal to protect our oceans and the people living in coastal areas.”
The OOS systems will be repurposed for ocean science to support disaster mitigation and environmental research.
The news follows on from the launch of the Submarine Cable Salvage in 2019. At the time Ocean Networks confirmed that the new division will serve the research & education community by repurposing out of service (OOS) Submarine cable systems for ocean observatories. Additionally, the new unit will also acquire, repurpose and operate the connected observatories to help monitor the world’s oceans.
A private investment group focused on disaster mitigation and oceanic preservation funded the new unit. While its systems gather real-time data to monitor seismic activity for earthquake and tsunami early warning systems. In addition, the systems will monitor the pollution levels in our oceans.
