Nauticos
Corporation was founded in September 1986 and provides ocean technology
services to government, science and industry. In 1995, Nauticos Corporation
received international recognition for its participation in the discovery
of the I-52, an historic World War II deep-water shipwreck of a Japanese
submarine found at a depth of 17,000 feet. After this discovery, Nauticos
Corporation began its expansion into ocean exploration and discovery.
In 1998, Nauticos Corporation managed the operations for “Titanic
Live”, a live broadcast from the bottom of the ocean, for the
Discovery Channel and NBC’s Dateline.
Sonar image of the submarine I-52, resting at a depth of 17,000
feet in the Atlantic. |
In
1999, Nauticos Corporation again gained worldwide recognition for
the discovery of the Dakar, an Israeli submarine lost in the Mediterranean
Sea in 1968. Many previous efforts had failed to find the lost submarine,
but Nauticos Corporation located the Dakar off the coast of Crete
at a depth of 10,000 feet by relying on its proprietary RENAV software
to define the search area. This project culminated in the recovery
of a 4-ton piece of the hull that was delivered to Haifa, Israel for
preservation and exhibit in a memorial to the crew. At the same time,
Nauticos Corporation teamed with the Naval Oceanographic Office to
locate wreckage from the Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at the World
War II Battle of Midway in 1942. The discovery of the Kaga, lying
at a depth of 17,500 feet, was the subject of a Discovery Channel
documentary that appeared in December 2000. During the Dakar operation,
Nauticos Corporation also discovered an ancient shipwreck dating back
to the third century BC, with thousands of archaeological artifacts
in pristine condition. The Institute of Nautical Archeology at Texas
A&M University claims that this wreck is the oldest, deepest shipwreck
yet discovered.
During 2000, Nauticos Corporation began to see the fruition of its
1998 vision as it signed $15 million of new core business contracts,
aired its first television documentary, completed several successful
salvage operations, and began work on several new media products.
Nauticos Corporation also developed a 6,000-meter deep-towed sonar
system, NOMAD, the main component of a planned suite of ocean operations
equipment. Nauticos Corporation continues to develop its leadership
position in the ocean exploration industry.
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The bridge gyrocompass of the DAKAR rests on the bottom at a depth
of 10,000 feet. |
