Seafloor Investigations helps Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution locate Air France Flight 447
April 1, 2011
Seafloor Investigations Greg Kurras recently worked with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) as one of two geophysical sonar experts to assist in the successful 2011 search for Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009. Nearly two years after the crash, the research team, led by WHOI, found the debris of Flight 447 approximately 3900 meters (12,800 feet) below the sea surface amongst the underwater mountainsof the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
(Imagery from BEA Report; April 2011)
The team used three deepwater REMUS-6000 AUVs operating off the M/V Alucia to conduct the search using low-frequency sidescan sonar. Once the wreckage was located, high-resolution sidescan sonar and cameras were used to map and image the debris site.
(Imagery from BEA Report; May 2011)
The 2011 team that found the wreckage was composed of experts from WHOI, Airbus, Air France, the French Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA), Waitt Institute for Discovery, Sherrell Offshore Services (SOS) and Seafloor Investigations (SFI).
Seafloor Investigations provides The Metals Company with custom designed & built portable ColdLab, GeoLab, & ChemLab vans for specialized infield analysis and processing of deepsea geologic and biologic samples.
Seafloor Investigations successfully completes the first two regional sampling cruises #1 & #2 of the 2022 BMJ Exploration Campaign. This field effort acquired over 80 boxcores seabed samples resulting in polymetallic nodules samples, environmental sediment samples, topwater biological samples, biological sediment samples, and megafauna specimen. These samples and the associated data were used to produce a regional geologic and environmental assessment of the BMJ claim areas.
Seafloor Investigations provides The Metals Company with custom designed & built portable ColdLab, GeoLab, & ChemLab vans for specialized infield analysis and processing of deepsea geologic and biologic samples.
Seafloor Investigations wins contract to manage and implement first two exploration sampling cruises to Blue Minerals Jamaica claim areas in CCZ. The cruises will conduct regional boxcore sampling of the deepsea for geologic, biologic and environmental assessment.
Seafloor Investigations provides DeepGreen with custom designed & built portable ColdLab, GeoLab, & ChemLab vans for specialized infield analysis and processing of deepsea geologic and biologic samples.
Seafloor Investigations / Mr. Kurras was part of a 4-person team and tasked with developing the exploration campaign for a multi-year exploration and assessment effort in the Pacific by Blue Minerals Jamaica. The effort submitted an official claim application to ISA and defended the application to ISA board for the successful approval of the claim application.
Seafloor Investigations provides BGR with custom designed & built portable ColdLab, GeoLab, ChemLab & OfficeLab vans for specialized infield analysis and processing of deepsea geologic and biologic samples.
Seafloor Investigations provides DeepGreen with custom designed & built portable ColdLab, GeoLab & ChemLab vans for specialized infield analysis and processing of deepsea geologic samples and biology.
Seafloor Investigations completes design and construction of new portable 20ft containerized lab vans designed to support processing of polymetalic nodules and deepsea biologic samples. There are 3 types of specialized labs; a GeoLab, a BioLab / ChemLab, and a ColdLab.
Seafloor Investigations provides DeepGreen with custom designed & built portable ColdLab for specialized infield analysis and processing of deepsea biology.
