David Keyton

Associated Press

From Garage Production to Global Exporter

From Garage Production to Global Exporter

Since it’s founding over 35 years ago in a Maryland garage, Patton Electronics has grown to be an international player in the design and manufacture of communication and network connectivity hardware for a wide range of applications. Watch Now!

Submersibles sent to recover an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) lost off the coast of the tiny island of Alphonse Seychelles, Wednesday March 13, 2019. The previous day, an accident severed the cable connecting the drone to the mother-ship of the British-based Nekton mission. The camera-carrying ROV is a vital image-gathering tool that can go deeper than the submersibles.

Underwater Drone Recovered

Two previous recovery attempts had failed.

An image taken from video issued by Nekton shows a submersible from the vessel the Ocean Zephyr during a descent into the Indian Ocean off Alphonse Atoll near the Seychelles, Tuesday March 12, 2019. Members of the British-led Nekton research team boarded two submersible vessels and descended into the waters off the Seychelles.

Exploration Makes Historic Broadcast

The transmission used cutting-edge wireless technology, sending video optically through the waves.

A submarine launched from the Ocean Zephyr is tested off the coast of Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles on Tuesday March 5, 2019. The British-based Nekton mission will explore the Indian Ocean, during which scientists hope to document changes taking place beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the coming decades.

Scientists Begin Quest to Explore Indian Ocean Depths

Little is known about this watery world.

In this photo taken taken Thursday Sept. 27, 2018, the Finnish icebreaker Polaris is moored in Helsinki after an oil spill response drill testing an in-built recovery system, a first for an icebreaker. The vessel can collect 1,400 cubic meters (49,000 cubic feet) of oil, even in harsh and icy weather conditions.

Icebreaker Tests Oil Spill Recovery System

Polaris' icebreaking capabilities means the vessel can intervene in oil spills in icy waters, but the cold brings another set of problems.

Bombardier Employee Acquitted in Bribery Case

He had been accused of bribery to win a contract for a signaling system with a contract value of around $340 million.

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Bombardier Employee Charged With Bribery

He was one of several employees 'suspected to have been colluding' to adapt a contract to fit Bombardier.