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VIMS Develops Underwater Robot To Assist In Oil-Spill Cleanup

2015-03-19 04:21:16| oilandgasonline Home Page

One big challenge facing cleanup crews during an offshore oil spill—such as 2010’s Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico—is determining just how much oil is involved. Researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science have now developed a remotely operated underwater vehicle to someday assist in this key aspect of the oil-spill response.

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