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VideoRay Inspection Saves the Day at Manwan Hydropower Station VideoRay’s representative in China is Beijing Ocean Seeker, and they have developed a reputation for excellence in underwater inspections in challenging conditions, particularly with hydroelectric power stations. They received a call from a diving company working on the Manwan station a few days before the Chinese New Year.
December 27, 2006
James D. Jones, a retired U.S. Navy nuclear submarine propulsion specialist, has continued to indulge his underwater passions with the help of a VideoRay. Jones and his family run North Atlantic Undersea Tour and Inspection Charters, or NAUTIC Video, out of Orrs Island, Maine.
December 6, 2006
In what may be the first ever body retrieval with a VideoRay Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), members of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad located and recovered the body of a 66-year-old man from 28 feet of water in the North Arm of Burntside Lake, north of Ely, Minnesota
November 30, 2006
VideoRay Announces Results of 6th Annual MicroROV Conference on two continents this year - New Attendance, Presentation, Training Records Set
November 22, 2006
The Underwater Innovation Achievement Award was presented at the VideoRay Inspection-Class Micro-ROV Conference (VIPS) to John Chatterton of Deep Sea Detectives for years of service to Diving Community
November 13, 2006
Researcher Probes Underwater World and how new technology can make scientific investigation easier, faster, and less invasive Michigan Technological University Doctoral Candidate spends three years studying how microROV can be used - and how humans can adapt to it.
October 30, 2006
Diving Deeper - Underwater activities in the Middle East are becoming more sophisticated and companies are learning that VideoRay is the perfect tool as seen in Pipeline Magazine
- more -
September 19, 2006
Exploring an ancient city at the bottom of Fuxian Lake in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
September 11, 2006
The state of Florida integrates VideoRay into regional domestic-security task forces. Task force shares resources making cutting-edge technology available to more law enforcement agencies.
August 29, 2006
Assistant Bristol Harbormaster Matt Calouro nudges the joystick on his Videoray in Bristol Harbor
August 7, 2006
Undersheriff uses skills to honor WWII veterans. St. Louis County Undersheriff Dave Phillips heads to Indonesia to film the USS Houston.
July 25, 2006
Momentum Engineering, of Dubai, UAE, is working on a major project to place gas production platforms in the Black Sea when the kind of accident that Project Managers dread occurred
July 20, 2006
International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists use Videoray to assist in Carter Lake search
July 14, 2006
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and Stormboarding, an adventure recreation company explore sunken wooden ships beneath Lake Champlain's waters with VideoRay
July 12, 2006
The S/V Denis Sullivan, a re-creation of a Great Lakes schooner, is serving as a floating classroom this week where Instructor Mark Gleason of Michigan Tech University will explore the depths of the Great Lakes with VideoRay.
July 10, 2006
The VideoRay is a big hit with students and teachers of the Mini Habitat Adventure program at Marine Lab in Key Largo Florida
July 2, 2006
Low cost Hydrography in the offshore construction industry addressed in the lastest issue of Hydro-International
June 26, 2006
VideoRay LLC and BlueView Announce largest multibeam sonar purchase. Agreement calls for 50 BlueView ProViewer 450 units to see through murky water.
June 8, 2006
VideoRay Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Navy Hull Inspection Benchmark www.hulsfest.com Web Site Explains Latest Techniques for Robotic Inspection for Explosive Ordnance.
May 13, 2006
Albury commercial and industrial cleaning business Intercapital Property Service of Australia offers unique services with VideoRay down under.
May 7 , 2006
New robot helping Knox Co. rescuers with underwater searches. Divers are counting on the robot to keep a close eye when they're underwater on dangerous missions.
April 19 , 2006
VideoRay releases details of drug interdiction in Jamaica. A VideoRay was used to discover a massive marijuana cache found bolted to hull of US-bound freighter.
April 11 , 2006
The Seattle USCG MSST responded to the grounding of the 360 foot passenger cruise ship Empress of the North with their VideoRay “Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)” providing mission critical information in the successful salvage of the vessel.
March 2 , 2006
The National Park Service re-visits a B-29 at the bottom of Lake Meade in preparations to open the restricted waters to qualified divers. For others, video feeds, informational packets and lectures will be delivered to schools and the general public.
March 1 , 2006
Brett Kolb of VideoRay assisted St. Cloud officials when he located the body of Scot Radel with a VideoRay Pro III GTO. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Volunteer Rescue Squad
planned and executed several searches. WCCO - TV - KARE TV 11 - KSTP - TV
February 28, 2006
VideoRay's critical role in the security of United States Ports examined by MSNBC nationwide primetime TV show. broadband only - read transcript
February 10, 2006
VideoRay announced today results from its 2005 In-Depth ROV training programs in which 215 people received multi-day, hands-on, professional development training.
February 9, 2006
Update: search for a missing St. Cloud State University student KARE TV 11 - WCCO - TV
February 8, 2006
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department armed with their VideoRay GTO have joined the search for a missing St. Cloud State University student is now focused on the Mississippi River. - KARE TV 11 - WCCO TV -
January 26, 2006
The New Hampshire state Fish and Game Department dive team can now explore deep, dangerous waters without putting divers at risk — or even in the water.
January 7, 2006
Guam Police Department Marine Patrol Division assists in the search for a 30-year-old Chinese national using VideoRay.
United States Coast Guard Signs Five Year Agreement with VideoRay LLC to Purchase Underwater Port Security Robots October 3, 2005
VideoRay delivers 500th underwater robot to City of Long Beach Fire Department September 22, 2005
U.S. Military's Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Orders VideoRay ROV September 9, 2005
Local Agencies Identify Stolen Car In Willamette River During Training Exercise August 30, 2005
South Florida Water Management District Triples VideoRay Fleet August 25, 2005
VideoRay was called to Aruba and put into action to assist in the search for Natalee Holloway a missing 18-year old from Alabama.
Swimming Robotic Camera Penetrates Culvert under Runways of Miami International Airport July 8, 2005
Drowning Victim Recovered by St. Louis County, MN, Sheriff's Office June 8, 2005
VideoRay Underwater Robot Aids United Nations in Tsunami Cleanup May 31, 2005
VideoRay Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Purchased by Monterey Bay Aquarium to assist in Aquatic Husbandry and Specimen Collection / Environmental Monitoring May 16, 2005
Underwater Robot keeps Divers Safe, Captures Detailed Video during Caribbean Refinery Inspection April 19, 2005
VideoRay ROV featured as centerpiece of exhibit at the State of Maine's Marine Resources Aquarium. April 19, 2005
From "The Cornishman": An underwater project, begun by a diver in Scilly and ongoing for the past 36 years, is about to benefit from the use of modern, underwater technology, in the form of a state of the art Remote Operated Vehicle. April 13, 2005
Underwater Robot Collides with Propeller During Homeland Security Mission Inspecting Oil Tanker March 23, 2005
Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council trains on new VideoRay micro-ROV to be used for Homeland Security and to aid US Customs in contraband searches. March 18, 2005
Oakland area U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) - latest to take delivery of VideoRay micro-ROV - demos new anti-terrorism capabilities to San Francisco Bay area police units. March 3, 2005
Under Ice Search Uses Multiple Micro-ROVs February 15, 2005
Eight ROVs Deployed in Search for Drowning Victim Beneath Frozen St. Louis River, from the Duluth News Tribune January 12, 2005
“Lake May Hold Murder Secret,” from Leeds Today, featuring VideoRay operator Ralph Howard December 23, 2004
VideoRay Underwater Robot Locates Body and Assists Divers in Frozen Minnesota Lake December 21, 2004
Interview with Scott Bentley president of VideoRay, on Homeland Defense Radio. Hear it live December 13 at www.homelanddefenseradio.com or click here for archived version
VideoRay Annual Conference in Key Largo Launches Wireless VideoRay and Brings Together Micro-ROV Users December 1, 2004
VIPS Review by Chris Olstad of MarinelabDecember 1, 2004
VideoRay Underwater Robot Lost at Sea for a Year is Found in Working Order After Journey in Australian Seas November 19, 2004
"High Tech Anti-Terror Robots in Key Largo", video from
CBS Channel 4 (expect short delay while video loads and disable pop-up blockers) November 13, 2004
Archeologists Return to USS ARIZONA with VideoRay Underwater Robot November 9, 2004
US Naval Academy Purchases VideoRay Underwater Robots November 8, 2004
"Opening Davy Jones Locker -- Very Carefully" VideoRay featured in Popular Science November 2004 issue October 18, 2004
New Submarine Making a Splash at Bermuda Biological Station for Research (BBSR) October 18, 2004
VideoRay Included in Ocean Technology Workshop Featuring Port and Harbor Security Technologies October 12, 2004
VideoRay Awarded $451,405 Contract with US Coast Guard for Surveillance Equipment to Protect PortsOctober 8, 2004
In Commercial Diver International's November 2004 issue, "Micro-ROVs Overcome Diver Safety Concerns." October 5, 2004
VideoRay Presented to Delegation Headed by General Ed Eberhart of NORAD/US NORTHCOM September 28, 2004
Underwater Robot Finds Two Bodies in Three Days, in
Wisconsin and Scotland August
13, 2004
VideoRay Underwater Robot Aboard
Ocean Research Sailboat Touring Monterey Bay August
12, 2004
Buccaneer
Ltd Supplies VideoRays to Stolt Offshore in Aberdeen July
20, 2004
VideoRay
Featured in History Channel's "Deep
Sea Detectives" episode "Explosion at Sea" July
10, 2004
VideoRay Hosts Grant Writing
Seminar to Help Agencies Apply for Homeland Security Funds June
29, 2004
VideoRay Underwater Robot Finds Wallet Lost 10 Years Ago June
28, 2004
VideoRay Announces Dates of Its Annual Micro-ROV Conference
for Hands-On Training and New Products June 10, 2004
Police
say 8-pound submarine boosts harbor security, from Channel
13, WVEC.com June 6, 2004
Police
searches go to new depths with VideoRay, in the Virginian
Pilot June
3, 2004
"Alert Diver" Magazine
Highlights Role of ROVs
in Hazardous Environments June 2004
VideoRay Trains 15 Agencies
in New York Harbor on Search and Rescue with Underwater Robot June
2, 2004
VideoRay Underwater
Robot to be Featured in Marine Safety Training in New York
Harbor, May 22-23. May 14, 2004
VideoRay Underwater Robot
Helps Recover Thrust Reverser Lost from Space Shuttle Trainer
Jet April
7, 2004
VideoRay Pro III
Helps Locate Missing Diver in Scotland. April 5, 2004
New VideoRay Scout Sees
Underwater from Deck or Dock; Ideal for First Responders
to Underwater Threats April
5, 2004
New VideoRay Scout is Low
Cost Underwater Video that Protects Divers, Enhances Missions April
5, 2004
New VideoRay Scout for
Personal Boat Security and Recreation Takes a Look Underwater
Without You Getting In April
5, 2004
VideoRay Swimming Robot
Records Video of Crash Site of DC-3 Plane Shot Down in 1952 March
19, 2004
VideoRay Underwater Robot
Identifies Boat Roof in Baltimore Water Taxi Crash, Now Resolved March 19, 2004
VideoRay Pro III MicroROV Announced
for Underwater Science, Research, and Documentary Missions March
16, 2004
New VideoRay Deep Blue MicroROV
Reaches Underwater Depths to 1000 Feet.
March 16, 2004
Baltimore
Sun quotes Mayor Martin O'Malley, "It
looks like TV footage," O'Malley said of the video taken
by what he called a "robot as big as a small dog." March
14, 2004
VideoRay operated by Bob Christ of SeaTrepid
plays key role in ongoing
search for water taxi accident victims in Baltimore. March
12, 2004
Interview with President of VideoRay Scott Bentley, on ROV
Exchange. March 11, 2004
VideoRay Locates
Snowmobile Driver’s Body in Frigid Waters
After Diver’s Search Suspended March
1, 2004
VideoRay MicroROV is Featured in
Two Presentations at Underwater Intervention,
February 18, 2004
Tritech International Builds
Smallest Sonar in the World for VideoRay ROV, February
17, 2003
Duluth
News Tribune reports on St. Louis Sheriff's Department's
successful recovery of drowned snowmobiler using new VideoRay
system, February 4, 2004
VideoRay with SeaSprite sonar quickly
locates drowning victimin frozen Wisconsin
waters. February
3, 2004
VideoRay Purchased
for Homeland Security and Inspecting Underwater Crime Scenes
in Minnesota’s
Great Lakes Region, January 25, 2004
In
Maritime
Global Net, VideoRay President Scott Bentley Discusses
Using ROVs for Harbor Security at Workshop Co-Sponsored by the Naval Undersea
Warfare Center, January
15, 2004
VideoRay
featured in CNN
story "Divers
in Pearl Harbor uncover secrets of USS Arizona", Friday,
December 5, 2003
VideoRays for Underwater Ship Inspections
to be Showcased at IEEE-OES. (December 4, 2003)
Lake
Mead B29 Bomber investigation featured on "Deep
Sea Detectives" on The History Channel. (December
2, 2003)
Park
Service and Navy Use VideoRay in USS Arizona, in Hawaii Navy
News (December 1, 2003)
VideoRay Spins off SeaTrepid,
a New Field Missions Company (November
7, 2003)
Port Bustamante’s
VideoRay ROV Successfully Replaces Divers for Underwater
Narcotics Searches (October 29, 2003)
VideoRay Explores Cave in Yucatán,
Site of Human Sacrifices (October 17, 2003)
VideoRay Pursues Arctic Sharks
for Discovery Channel (September 23, 2003 )
Marinelink.com
Coverage of Taiwan Purchase of 30 VideoRays
VideoRay Ships
Thirty MicroROVs to Taiwan Coast Guard (September
3, 2003)
VideoRay
featured in "Technology's WOW Factor," in
Security Magazine (August 28, 2003)
Sponsors Line Up for VideoRay International
Partner Symposium (August 21, 2003)
US Coast Guard Purchases Fourth VideoRay
with Desert Star Navigation (August 10, 2003)
Motion Picture Submersible
Cameraman Ralph B. White to Present Keynote Address at VideoRay
International Partner
Symposium (July 30, 2003)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Uses
VideoRay to Investigate Fish-kill of Cod in Newfoundland
(June 4, 2003)
VideoRay Gets Surge in
Power with New Professional Performance Package
(June 4, 2003)
New Mini Microphone Allows
Audio Annotation of Video Captured by VideoRay (May
9, 2003)
VideoRay ROV Helps NASA Listen
to Fish At the Oculina Banks (May
5, 2003)
VideoRay Demonstrates
Benefits of Smaller Size in Shuttle Search Process (May
2, 2003)
*Company news linked to article in Underwater Magazine.
Florida State University Underwater
Crime Scene Investigation Program Puts VideoRay on the Case (April
15, 2003)
Read
B29 pilot's account of Lake Mead wreck exploration.
*Company news linked to article
on HoumaToday.com.
"Mini-subs handle underwater chores", in Engineer Update, published by the US Army Corps of Engineers. (February, 2003)
VideoRay
purchased to search for Space Shuttle Columbia debris. (February
11, 2003)
*Company news; links to coverage in Times-Picayune.
VideoRay Pro II ROV and Stenmar’s Miniature
Mercury Sonar Couple for Recovery of Crashed Helicopter. (February
10, 2003)
Trade-In Program Offers 75% Credit
Towards New 8-Pound VideoRay ROV (February
10, 2003)
VideoRay
performs internal inspection of HMS Endurance hull after
ship hits unmarked rock off Antarctica. (January
24, 2003)
*Company news; links to external
site.
Stunning Whale Shark Video
Captured by VideoRay ROV Near Offshore Platform (January
7, 2003)
Thickness Gauge from Cygnus Instruments
Specially Designed for VideoRay Pro ROV (December
4, 2002)
Dress and Remains Videoed by VideoRay
ROV Advances 1929 Mystery in Lake Crescent (November
18, 2002)
Lace
corals spotted with VideoRay to avoid dangers of diving in
deep water with poor visibility and strong currents
*Company news; links to external site.
(November 15, 2002)
VideoRay Swimming Video Camera
Explores B-29 Bomber in Lake Mead (November
1, 2002)
Gene
Ralston uses VideoRay to observe remains of drowning victim
prior to recovery by a diver. (October
8, 2002)
*Company news; links to external site
VideoRay
to Search for Submarine Sunken in Half Moon Bay, CA, in 1945 (September
25, 2002)
Helping Fulfill a 42-Year Mission of Mystery
Desert Star and VideoRay
Join in Technology and Marketing Agreement to Cut Price and
Increase Use
(September 18, 2002)
Manufacturer of Underwater Positioning Systems Integrates With Largest Manufacturer
of Mini ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles)
Body Search Tonight in Table
Rock Lake with 8-Pound Swimming Video Camera and Sonar (September
11, 2002)
Using Underwater Technology to Find Body of 28-Year Old Man; Previous Dives
and Drags Have Failed
New 24/7 Phone Support Program
Keeps VideoRay Mini ROVs in Top Form (August
28, 2002)
Comprehensive Support and Maintenance Program Helps Prevent Downtime in Field,
Insures Against Loss, Keeps ROVs on Leading Edge Technically
Feature Article on VideoRay
for Security (August, 2002)
TransSec Magazine, for Transportation Security Professionals, Aug/Sept 2002
VideoRay ROV Captures Underwater
Video for the Internet from up to 500 Feet Deep (July
26, 2002)
8-Pound, Remote-Control Swimming Video Camera Can Be Used for Surveillance,
Security, Inspections, Productions; Shows Live Underwater Views Anywhere
Through the Web
8-Pound Swimming Sub Makes Diver-less
Water Tank Inspections a Reality (June
16, 2002)
Divers Stay on the Ground; Remote Control Sub Video Records Interior Condition
and Gets Into Standpipes
12-Pound Underwater Robot Goes
on Mission with LSU to Abandoned Oil and Gas Platforms (June
13, 2002)
VideoRay Lets Crew Do Research Instead of Handling Heavy, High-Voltage
ROV
World’s Smallest ROV
Gains Positioning System, Meets Needs of Search and Rescue (May
28, 2002)
Desert Star Short Base Line (SBL) positioning system provides reliable
positioning for thorough underwater searches
Oceanscan Adds Four VideoRay
MicroROVs to Rental Fleet for Offshore and Inland Inspections (May
21, 2002)
8-Pound ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) Proves Itself in Range of Applications
VideoRay Swimming Robot Included
in Submerged, a Memoir of Underwater Archeology
Missions by Daniel Lenihan (March,
2002)
National Park Service Underwater Archeologist Brings to Life the Survey of USS
Arizona with 8-Pound ROV more…
Two New Systems for
VideoRay ROV Debut at Underwater Intervention (February
27, 2002)
All in One Control Box Unifies Viewing Screen, Video Recording, and ROV Movement;
New Tether Reel Speeds Up Deployment of Up to 1000 Feet of Tether
VideoRay Pro II
ROV Debuts at Underwater Intervention (February
27, 2002)
8-Pound Mini-ROV Now Has 80 Percent More Thrust, High-Resolution Camera,
and Tooling for Adding Varied Tether Lengths and Instrumentation
New VideoRay
2002 Underwater Robots and Electronics on Display, Plus
a Chance to Win "A Day of Play with VideoRay" (February
14, 2002)
Also Meet Bob Christ, the First Person to See Inside the USS Arizona Battleship
for Nearly 60 Years, in Booth #1624
Norconsult
uses VideoRay for underwater inspections (February
4, 2002)
*Company news; links to external site.
NASA to Demonstrate 8-Pound Swimming
Robot in South Carolina Aquarium Tanks (September
26, 2001)
See Steve Van Meter of NASA on September 29 and October 2, 2001
VideoRay ROV Travels aboard the Research
Vessel Odyssey Exploring World's Oceans (September
4, 2001)
8-Pound Swimming Video Camera Captures Unique Underwater Perspectives; See
Daily Logs and Video Footage of "The Voyage of the Odyssey" at
PBS Online
Mini Swimming Video Camera Captures
Views Inside Sunken USS Arizona Battleship; Places Not Seen
Since WWII (May 24, 2001)
Sized Slightly Larger than a Shoebox, VideoRay ROV Sneaked through Portholes,
Air Ducts, Manholes on National Geographic Expedition
VideoRay and Oceanscan Partner to
Rent Compact, Maneuverable ROVs (April
4, 2001)
Recognizing Industry Need for Remotely Operated Vehicles for Short Hire Jobs,
Companies Seal Deal at Oceanology International 2001
Swimming Video Camera Helps BATF
Search Underwater Without Divers (March
15, 2001)
New ROV Technology Looks for Items of Value to Investigation after President
Bush's Boat Burned
Norwegian Company Introduces VideoRay
Swimming Video Camera to Aquaculture Industry (March,
2001)
Camera Enables Daily Inspections without Divers; Helps with Government Regulation
Miami Boat Show Attendees Challenged
to Find Diamond Bracelet Using VideoRay Swimming Video Camera (February
15, 2001)
See and Explore Underwater with the World's Smallest ROV in Booth 3968
NASA/Kennedy Space Center Speaker Shares
Story of How VideoRay ROV Keeps Him Out of Alligator's Jaws
(February 13, 2001)
Press Conference 11am, February 15, 2001, Booth 3968 at Miami Boat Show
VideoRay Swimming Video Camera
Helps Chilean Aquaculture Farm Inspect Nets (January
22, 2001)
Daily Inspections without Divers Keeps Fish Loss Down, Boosts Profit Potential
VideoRay Opens European Service and
Support Center (January 22,
2001)
Fast Distribution for Remotely Operated Vehicle Users
Free Video Shows Use of New VideoRay
ROV for Underwater Inspections (January
15, 2001)
Video Shows How to Avoid Expense and Endangering Divers during Inspections
VideoRay Announces New LCD Screen
Accessory for its VideoRay ROV (October
18, 2000)
LCD Adds to VideoRay's Portability and Convenience
New
VideoRay Pro ROV Makes Underwater Inspections Easy for
Recreational and Commercial Boaters (August
28, 2000)
Tethered unit stays underwater for
hours; Safely operated and transported by a single person;
Minimizes need to dive
New VideoRay Pro
ROV Captures Top Quality Underwater Video (August
28, 2000)
Used by Discovery Channel to Capture Footage of Sharks; Unlimited
VideoRay Swimming
Video Camera Finds Body of Drowned Guard in South Africa (August
22, 2000)
New ROV for search and rescue helps police quickly locate body
underwater
New VideoRay Pro ROV Ideal for
Underwater Safety Inspections and Repair Projects (August
8, 2000)
Tethered unit prevents risk to divers; Stays underwater for hours; Safely
operated and transported by a single person
New Video Shows New Underwater
Search for Teen In Pactola Reservoir (July
31, 2000)
Swimming Video Camera Explores Shadows, Areas Divers Can't Reach, to Help
Close Search for Josh Haugen
8-Pound Swimming Video Camera Survives
Gator Attack at NASA/Kennedy Space Center (January
10, 2000)
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