Parcel-Dos-Meros Ship Details and Seafarer Feedback

The 'Havila Harmony' is set to play a pivotal role as the topside support vessel for the ambitious Titanic Survey Expedition, scheduled for 2019. This groundbreaking effort, orchestrated by OceanGate Expeditions, brings together citizen explorers, researchers, and content experts, providing a unique opportunity for private participants—termed mission specialists—to collaborate closely with a skilled team to document and digitally preserve the iconic maritime site of the RMS Titanic. With a commitment to excellence, Reach Subsea is proud to contribute its expertise in multi-purpose vessel operations and subsea exploration to the Expedition. Departing from St. John’s, Newfoundland, the 'Havila Harmony' will navigate approximately 380 nautical miles offshore to reach the Titanic wreck site, marking the first manned mission to the legendary site since 2005. During the six-week survey, the vessel will accommodate over 35 mission specialists, including researchers and expedition crew, in comfortable quarters designed for collaboration and engagement. Facilities include private living spaces, communal areas for presentations, and preparation for mission tasks. This pioneering Titanic Survey Expedition marks the beginning of a multi-year scientific initiative aimed at capturing images, video, laser scans, and sonar data to develop a detailed virtual 3D model of the Titanic wreck site. The project not only aims to document the historical significance of this submerged marvel, but also seeks to provide an objective analysis of its deterioration over time, ensuring its legacy is preserved for future generations.

Australia (AP) — The ongoing quest to locate the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean has hit a significant setback. On Wednesday, officials reported that two of the three vessels involved in the search have incurred damage to their essential equipment. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which oversees the search operations, revealed that the Havila Harmony experienced a unfortunate mishap when a piece of its underwater communications gear became ensnared in fishing nets, causing it to bend. Divers identified the damage during a maintenance inspection last week in Perth, Australia. Fortunately, the damaged equipment is set to be replaced by Thursday, allowing the Havila Harmony to resume its mission in the southern Indian Ocean shortly thereafter. This vessel is equipped with an underwater drone that utilizes high-resolution sonar and cameras, crucial for navigating challenging underwater environments. In a further complication, the bureau disclosed on Monday that the Fugro Discovery, another search ship, encountered problems when it lost its sonar equipment while towing its side-scan sonar unit. The mishap occurred on Sunday when the sonar unit was drawn into a mud volcano that towers 2,200 meters (7,200 feet) from the seabed, resulting in a loss of both the sonar and an additional 4.5 kilometers (14,800 feet) of cable. The Fugro Discovery is currently en route on a six-day journey to Fremantle, Australia, to acquire replacement cable, after which it will proceed with the search using spare sonar equipment. The search area, estimated at 120 square kilometers (46,000 square miles), is critically important as it is believed to be where the Boeing 777 crashed two years prior.

Recent underwater explorations related to the search for the 'Havila Harmony' in the vicinity of the MH370 wreckage have uncovered a shipwreck that archaeologists speculate could be the long-lost Peruvian-built clipper 'Inca'. This remarkable find, located approximately 2,600 kilometers southwest of Fremantle, Western Australia, may represent the remains of the 'Inca', which vanished en route to Sydney over a century ago. The 'Inca', a barque weighing 950 gross tons, departed from Callao, located west of Lima, on March 10, 1911, and has been missing ever since. Experts from Cosmos Archaeology, after a thorough examination of the Australian National Shipwreck Database, have indicated that the shipwreck's characteristics align with those of the 'Inca', as suggested by images captured by an underwater drone during recent surveys. The structure of the wreck appears to resemble a large iron or steel sailing ship that remains upright and largely intact, dating back to the mid-to-late 19th or possibly early 20th century. Observations indicate that, typical of iron ship decay, the bow and stern sections stand tall while the side plating seems to be collapsing outward toward starboard. The estimated length of the wreck is around 80 meters, leading to exciting prospects for maritime archaeology. For more detailed images and insights, refer to the report available here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3398722/Shipwreck-mistaken-MH370-wreckage-believed-Peruvian-built-ship.html#ixzz3xJYrqyeA.