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Cochrane revolutionized the industry by employing the very first Bottom Scanning Sonars in the Gulf Of Mexico. These tools, while commonplace today, were not always. Cochrane pioneered the use of Bottom Scanning Sonar to locate lost objects, direct divers, map the seafloor, position rigs on existing locations for workover, locate leaking pipelines, recover lost aircraft, conduct humanitarian searches for drowning victims, track ROV's, perform platform inspections, and site clearance verification services.


Today, Cochrane employs the latest state of the art in acoustic imaging sonars, digital sidescan sonars, and sub-bottom profiler equipment in the industry.

 

Bottom Scanning Sonar


Cochrane employs Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd. (KSML) MS1000 Bottom Scanning Sonars using the digital 1071 Sonar Head. The 'High Resolution' 675 kHz unit has a significantly wider receiver bandwidth coupled with a new 0.89 degree transducer, resulting in images with much finer resolution.

"The MS 1000 is the finest Scanning Sonar we have ever used," said Dwayne Truesdell, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Cochrane. "KSML and COCHRANE deployed the first Bottom Scanning Sonar applications in the Gulf of Mexico over a decade ago. Today, this strategic relationship offers the latest sonar technology available. The key to our success is the support and service provided by KSML. It's not often that someone can actually talk to the person who designed the product. KSML's Mark Atherton came here, listened to our ideas, went offshore with us and we beta tested the new sonar together."

"This 'High Resolution' version of the 1071 digital sonar head was designed to meet the exacting needs of offshore oil exploration and is a significant upgrade," said Hans Gray, KSML President.

Cochrane employs Bottom Scanning Sonar in a wide range of applications including rig moves, platform inspection, debris location and recovery, monitoring and direction of diving efforts, pipeline installation and inspection, bridge inspection, scour inspection, forensic investigation, and location services for downed aircraft.