Monday 25 February 2013

Deep ENTERPRISE – the Survey Ship ENTERPRISE, recently deployed “East of Suez” has surveyed a 250 metre deep canyon after leaving the Red Sea port of Safaga (Egypt) using the ship’s EM1002 Multibeam echo sounder to create the 3D images, from the ocean floor making a highly accurate to measure the sea bed to determine if the depth of water is safe for navigation and shipping.    Safaga is the headquarters of the Egyptian Navy’s Red Sea Command and the ship’s company attended both formal and sporting events to ensure the regional links were kept strong.    The ENTERPRISE  is scheduled to remain in the Middle East until the summer 2013 and well as helping to update some of the Admiralty Chart portfolio the ship will also support the wider international naval effort to prevent piracy and other criminal activities in the Indian Ocean and environs.

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