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Hibernia Express Fibre Optic Cable Route Survey, East Coast Canada – Fall, 2014
On board the RV Coriolis II, Seaforth collected geophysical data for a route survey for the Hibernia Networks Project Express trans-Atlantic cable, which will provide a high-speed communication link between Nova Scotia and UK. Operating in the challenging seabed environment between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, which is characterized by variable depths and steep slopes, Seaforth…
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First subsea cable installed in Minas Passage will carry data from research platform
Seaforth provided high precision navigation and positioning services for this exciting project with Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE). Seaforth’s services (multibeam backscatter, high-frequency sidescan sonar) were also applied in the provision of a post-lay survey which actively determined the as-laid position of the data cable on the seafloor. Seaforth will be returning to…
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Fiber-optic Cable Route Survey, American Samoa
In November, Seaforth assisted International Telecom during a multibeam and side scan sonar survey of a proposed fiber-optic cable route between the islands of American Samoa. Within this project, we provided experienced navigation personnel for the precise positioning of all geophysical survey equipment. The surveyed route determined the suitability of cable placement, including the identification of…
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Seaforth completes cable route survey landings off Newfoundland
Seaforth Engineering Group Inc. completed several cable route landing surveys along the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The work is in fulfillment of an earlier contract awarded to Seaforth by International Telecom. The survey was several weeks in duration and involved the mobilization and execution of an integrated survey operation in harsh ice infested waters.…
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Seaforth conducts cable route survey off Newfoundland
Seaforth Engineering Group Inc. was contracted by International Telecom to conduct a hydrographic and geophysical survey of a proposed cable route from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland and along the southern coast of Newfoundland. The survey was several weeks in duration and involved the mobilization and execution of a complex integrated survey operation. Acquired survey data…
