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Three-Building Complex To Be Based 15 km east of Heraklion
In the first of the major IMBC capital investmests, IMBC Director Elefterios Zouros signed a contract for a deep water Remotely Operated Vehicle (with a 2000 m depth range) to be delivered by late summer 1999.
Financing came from the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (Greek Ministry of Development) through the European Union EPET II co-funding programme.
The ROV, a Max Rover MkII, is being constructed by Mr Chris Nicholson of Deep Sea Systems International.
The system will be the deepest rated ROV in the Eastern Mediterranean, covering 95% of the Aegean Sea, and the second deepest in the Mediterranean (IFREMER's Victor is rated for 6000 m), covering 60% of the seabed.
The Max Rover will be used to support IMBC ongoing and future research and underwater technology activities. It will also be available for work for external bodies (survey, location, video documentation and intervention). Click here for technical details.
Training for IMBC personnel will be provided at the Deep Sea Systems International factory, in Woods Hole dockside facilities and also on delivery in Crete by DSSI staff.
The system will be run and managed by Dr.Chris Smith of the Deoartment of Marine Ecology and Biodiversity, a long-time user of underwater video systems with 8 years' experience with the present IMBC Benthos MiniRover. He is currently involved in several EU research programmes on advanced ROV systems.
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