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Welcome to the published press release section of the Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. website. Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 with one goal: provide quality marine systems, components and designs at realistic costs through innovative engineering, design and manufacturing practices.

Here you will find various articles, announcements, product offerings and other informational material that involve SOSI's long history of marine equipment innovation.

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1	California Diving — Underwater GPS Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. announces the release of the Sea Guide, diver hand-held GPS. The Sea Guide gives recreational divers the ability to mark and relocate dive sites, wrecks, reefs, or other subsea items of interest. By utilizing the readout of a hand-held GPS system underwater, divers will spend less time searching and more time exploring.
2	Underwater Intervention 2010 — SOSI Business Card SOSI will be attending Underwater Intervention, 2010 in New Orleans
3	Ron's ROVs — Harvey Lynch Appointed SOSI Rep Harvey-Lynch will support Sound Ocean Systems Inc. with sales and technical support efforts from their 16,000 sq. ft. Stafford facility south-west of Houston. Under this agreement the company will provide commercial, marketing, technical support and logistical services in support of SOSI's product line(s) within the Gulf Of Mexico region...
4	PRLog — SOSI announces the Sea Guide Hand-held Diver GPS Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. announces the release of the Sea Guide, Diver Hand-held GPS. The Sea Guide gives recreational diver...
5	Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition — SOSI Variable Ballast System SOSI's variable ballast system as seen on the ISE Hyper-Dolphin ROV
6	i-Newswire — SOSI announces release of the Sea Guide, Diver GPS Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. announces the release of the Sea Guide, Diver Hand-held GPS. The Sea Guide gives recreational divers the ability to mark and relocate dive sites, wrecks, reefs, or other subsea items of interest. By utilizing the readout of a hand held GPS system underwater, divers will spend less time searching and more time exploring...
7	PIFSC — SOSI SST buoy is deployed at Johnston Atoll A new SOSI-SST buoy was deployed at the established SST site. The previously deployed SST broke free from its mooring during Hurricane Ioke on approximately 22 August 2006. One WTR was recovered and replaced in the same location. An EAR mooring site was established on the south side of the Atoll, near the large boat channel. A total of five STRs were recovered and six were deployed; four independent moorings were conducted, one on the newly deployed SST anchor and one on the new EAR mooring (Fig. B.1.1. and Table B.1.1.).
8	PIFSC — SOSI SST Buoy Data from Island / Atolls SST buoys are sea surface moorings that telemeter in situ observations of high-resolution SST in near real-time. Data are recorded internally and transmitted, via satellite, at 1-hour intervals. The two types of buoys, an Ocean Trek Research (OTR) SB200 solar rechargeable buoy and the battery-powered Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) Model SST-001 use a SBE 39 temperature recorder for SST measurements. Images of the two types of SST buoys can be seen in Figures 2.3.4b and 2.3.4c. Data from the SST buoys are presented in the respective island/atoll chapters of this report...
9	Ocean Buzz — Jim Decker has been named Vice President of Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. 2.b) JIM DECKER HAS BEEN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF SOUND OCEAN SYSTEMS, INC, USA Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) of Redmond, WA, USA is pleased to announce that Jim Decker has been named Vice President of SOSI. Mr. Decker brings over 15 years of Sales, Marketing & Management experience...
10	NOAA PIFSC — SOSI Bottom Platform, American Samoa nowledge of oceanographic processes is essential for the understanding and monitoring of coral reef ecosystem health. Ocean circulation often determines the abundance, types, and diversity of species within a particular local ecosystem; it also determines where marine debris accumulates and how it may impact a particular reef ecosystem...
11	Int. Ocean Systems — Jim Decker named Vice President of SOSI ound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI), USA, has appointed Jim Decker as vice president. The Seattle-based company said he brings with him more than 15 years sales, marketing and management experience...
12	Ron's ROVs — SOSI Delivers ROV Umbilical Winch SOSI of Redmond, WA has delivered a large ROV Umbilical Winch to Oceaneering International, Inc. of Houston, TX. SOSI’s Model UCW-40144 OHRAL Umbilical Cable Winch is designed for work class ROV umbilical storage and similar applications where space constraints dictate an overhead right angle levelwind...
13	Six Join MTS Distinguished Fellows Six members of the Marine Technology Society were named Fellows on Tuesday at the annual Awards Luncheon of the Marine Technology Society...Ted Brockett’s service to MTS has been extensive...
14	KingCounty.gov — Mooring Specifications The buoy system is a Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) offshore buoy body (SOSI ODB-48-1500) equipped with the following...
15	NOAA Magazine — SOSI BotCam A request for proposal (RFP) was submitted and a design proposed by Sound Ocean Systems, Inc (SOSI) was accepted
16	NOAA Magazine — NOAA Uses the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya for Antarctic Research During the same time period, scientists conduct region-wide surveys of krill and oceanographic conditions near the Shetland Islands onboard the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya. The goal of the ocean-based research is to monitor and understand fluctuations in krill populations over time in relation to fishery catches, and determine whether those catches affect fur seal or penguin reproductive succes
17	SOSI — ISE’s Delivers Fifth Explorer AUV ...Positioning is provided subsea by an ORCA MATS 200 system and on the surface by a Sound Ocean Systems DGPS receiver...
18	Trinifar.com — Subsidizing the decline of food security Ted Brockett...said technology could help stem fishing damage if fleets used the innovations not to pursue the last fish but to find the right fish — the size or species that can be harvested without degrading ecosystems...
19	Nauticos.com — The Search for the I-52 "A Voyage of Discovery" Paul Tidwell had been looking for the I-52 and other historical shipwrecks for many years. Paul sponsored an expedition to search for the sub, and hired Ted Brockett of Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. to manage the project...
20	UnderSeaTechnology.com — Sound Ocean Systems Delivers Submersible Power Module Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) of Redmond, WA has completed the last of nine submersible diesel generator modules to Input-Output DigiCOURSE (I/O)...
21	Science Profiles — Tsunami Early Warning Systems for the Indian Ocea Tsunami Early Warning Systems for the Indian Ocean Early warning systems for earthquakes and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean...
22	ROV Exchange — SOSI Integrates Acoustic Modems with LinkQuest Systems In early 2004, LinkQuest Inc. supplied a set of UWM1000 modems to Sound Ocean Systems Inc. (SOSI), Seattle, Washington. SOSI has integrated the acoustic modems with an acoustic current profiler, SOSI's surface buoy and bottom platform for Bodega Marine Laboratory...
23	Seadiscovery.com — SOSI Delivers Submersible Power Modules Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) of Redmond, WA has completed the last of nine submersible diesel generator modules to Input-Output DigiCOURSE (I/O)...
24	PIFSC — SOSI CREWS Buoy Deployed An existing CREWS buoy (SOSI #280-002; ArgosID 21531) was recovered and a replacement CREWS buoy (SOSI #262-002; ArgosID 26083) was installed on the western end of the shallow central maze at Maro Reef.
25	Link-Quest — SOSI / LinkQuest Bodega Bay Buoy Celebrates 1 Year of Service In early 2004, LinkQuest Inc. supplied a set of UWM1000 modems to Sound Ocean Systems Inc. (SOSI), Seattle, Washington. SOSI has integrated the acoustic modems with an acoustic current profiler, SOSI's surface buoy and bottom platform for Bodega Marine Laboratory...
26	NOAA — SOSI SST Buoy The SST buoy (Model SST-001, Sound Ocean Systems, Inc., www.soundocean.com/index.htm) with external temperature recorder (Sea-Bird Model SBE39, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., www.seabird.com) telemeters a subset of the daily data in Near Real Time (NRT) via a Telonics ST-13 or ST-20 ARGOS PPT transmitter and internally records higher resolution temperature data from the SBE39, typically at a 600 second sampling interval for a duration of 2 years.
27	PIFSC — SOSI Prototype Underwater Video System Deployed The prototype I design from SOSI used a system designed for video security systems. The system used a multiplexer that allowed all four video images to be displayed at the same time, or to rotate through the four frames in a pre-programmed manner. The resolution was fixed, however, and only one video stream was recorded. The system input composite video and converted this stream to a digital format to be stored to a hard drive. This whole system was housed in a custom-built aluminum pressure housing...
28	PIFSC — SOSI ADCP/CTD moorings deployed. Arrived Jarvis Island at 1215. Disembarked Horvath and White to conduct terrestrial surveys of vegetation and birds. Deployed subsurface ADCP/CTD mooring (SOSI #002) in 15 m of water on the southwest reef terrace at position 0o22.750'S, 160o00.932'W. Conducted two fish and benthic REAs along reef slopes on west and south sides. Established permanent transect along south side. Collected specimens of one species of Acropora coral to determine sexual reproductive status. Conducted six shallow-water CTDs to a depth of 30 m. Conducted four CTDs to 500 m and conducted ADCP transects around Jarvis throughout the night.
29	Bloomberg.com — Gold Rush Plunges Undersea as Miners Scour Pacific The trial was abandoned after prices fell and it proved cheaper to keep looking on land, says Ted Brockett, who worked on the Inco project and now runs Sound Ocean Systems Inc....
30	NYTimes.com — Much Undersea Wealth Remains Untapped Sweating in the tropical sun, Ted Brockett paced the deck of a big ship, certain he was about to become rich. It was 1978, and he was a pioneer in a global rush to mine the sea...
31	OrganicConsumers.org — Corporate Greed is Killing off the World's Fish Ted Brockett, president of Sound Ocean Systems ... said technology could help stem fishing damage if fleets used the innovations not to pursue the last fish but to find the right fish — the size or species that can be harvested without degrading ecosystems...
32	Vaisala News — Ultrasonic Wind Sensors The oceans, covering about 70% of the Earth’s surface, are home to extensive ecosystems which the scientific community has only just begun to understand...
33	OnePetro.org — Designing an Ocean Mining Collector System implicity of form and function, flexibility, ruggedness, and redundancy are four important characteristics of a manganese nodule mining collector. Since the collector is the least accessible element of any ocean mining system, it's reliability will tend to dominate the overall reliability, and, therefore, the economics of the total mining system. A design philosophy and development program is proposed which maximizes the influence of the above characteristics on the reliability of the collector system. Although the design and test philosophies described in this paper were developed for ocean mining collectors, they are general in nature and are applicable to subsea systems outside the ocean mining industry...
34	Ahoy.tk-jk.net — I-52 - Japan's Golden Submarin A private investor was unearthed, and he put one million dollars into Tidwell's All Holdings Company, and a Seattle based company, Sound Ocean Systems was approached...
35	PIFSC — SOSI SST Replacement Buoys Deployed Retrieved Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) oceanographic buoy (SOSI 261-001, Argos ID# 27267) deployed in September 2001 and deployed replacement buoy (SOSI 279-001, Argos ID# 21392) at same site, lat. 23 ̊51.407'N, long. 166 ̊16.310'W in 8 m of water. Deployed SBE39 subsurface temperature recorder (#00905) in 2 m of water in patch reef of lagoon pools at lat. 23 ̊51.967'N, long. 166 ̊13.180'W. Conducted towed-diver habitat/fish survey in backreef lagoon pools.
36	Sea Technology — SOSI delivers six oceanographic moorings to NOAA Sound Ocean Systems Inc. (SOSI) of Redmond, Washington, recently delivered six oceanographic moorings to NOAA in Honolulu, Hawaii...
37	GeoTech1.com — Sub Found "Paul came to us to put the program together," said Ted Brockett, SOSI's president. "And we recommended Bob Cooke of our staff as project manager. We then sub-contracted with Tom Detweiller of Meridian Sciences to be the overall operational director. ...."
38	SeattleTimes.com — An Industry Finds Deep Success A Redmond Company Is At The Forefront Of Advances That Make The Ocean Floor And Its Riches More Accessible...
39	SeattleTimes.com — Submarine's Gold Could Yield Treasure for History A shrouded chapter of World War II history could be uncovered this fall when a salvage team involving three Seattle-area men attempts to recover 2 tons of gold from a sunken Japanese submarine...