Our findings suggest that strongly protruding archaeological objects support significantly higher levels of biofouling than their surroundings, and consequently that high-density biological assemblages could serve as proxies for identifying human-made artifacts on the seafloor. By analyzing classified underwater hyperspectral imagery in context with supplementary information from the 3D model, the levels of biofouling associated with different marine archaeological substrate types were assessed. Valerie E United States The 71-foot (21. The former provided an excellent general overview of the Figaro wreck site, whereas the latter supplied detailed information from a 14.65-m 2 sub-area situated on the top of the wreck. List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1992 Ship Country Description Harkness United States The 70-foot (21 m) tug sank in approximately 100 feet (30 m) of water off the Zephyr Ledges, a reef near Matinicus Island off the coast of Maine.Her crew of three was rescued. In terms of data analysis and interpretation, the emphasis was in the current study put on the photogrammetric 3D model and the underwater hyperspectral imagery. In addition to stereo camera images, HD-video and underwater hyperspectral imagery was also obtained from the wreck site. You attempted to access Films On Demand from an authenticated URL however, the IP address did not match what we have on file for your account.
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In January 2016, the wreck was revisited, and a full photogrammetric survey of the site was conducted with a Sperre Subfighter 7500 medium class ROV. In this study, we demonstrate how using multiple complementary remote sensing techniques can be advantageous with respect to acquiring a holistic overview of a recently discovered wreck site. As the wreck is protected by law as an underwater cultural heritage (UCH) site, only non-intrusive methods could be used during surveys. The Figaro is to our knowledge currently the northernmost wreck in the world to be investigated by archaeologists. Using (1) a REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with a sidescan sonar (SSS) and (2) a Seabotix LBV 200 mini-remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a high-definition (HD) camera, the wreck was in 2015 identified as the Figaro: a floating whalery that sank in 1908. In 2007, a possible wreck site was discovered in Trygghamna, Isfjorden, Svalbard by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service.