40 ancient shipwrecks at the bottom of the Black Sea

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Simply amazing imaging, forget that 'photomosaic' crap!

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Based on board the Stril Explorer, an off-shore vessel equipped with some of the most advanced underwater survey systems in the world, the international team of researchers is surveying the sea bed using two Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). One is optimised for high resolution 3D photogrammetry and video. The other is a revolutionary vehicle developed by the survey companies MMT and Reach Subsea.
Surveyor Interceptor ‘flies’ at four times the speed of conventional ROVs and carries an entire suite of geophysical instrumentation, as well as lights, high definition cameras and a laser scanner. In the course of the project it has set new records for both depth (1,800m), sustained speed (over 6 knots), and has covered a distance of 1,250 km



State of the art maritime archaeology expedition conducted in Black Sea | University of Southampton
 

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more images coming out...amazing detail.

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18 August 2015
Last updated at 16:37 BST

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been taken in a submersible to a sunken shipwreck during a visit to Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow last year.
Mr Putin went to see the vessel on the floor of the Black Sea near the port city of Sevastopol.
Russian officials say the remains of the Byzantine ship were discovered by members of a dive club in Rostov-on-Don in May.

Putin in Crimea: Leader dives on Black Sea shipwreck in minisub - BBC News
 

Yes, that trip was interesting, but I never saw any images. The thread article references wrecks in Bulgarian waters, trying to get other Countries interested in exploration. Ballard did quite extensive surveys as well.

I am really keen on this imaging technique!
 

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