By Jeff Green
The backdrop could not have been any better: a sheltered harbour, light breeze and the warmth of an early summer morning.
The Gazette recently took a road trip to the Holyrood Marine Base to learn more about a research project involving collaborators from around the world.
The team was busy putting the Memorial Explorer - the university's recently recommissioned autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) - through its paces with a series of sea trials and tests.
The team members were receiving valuable hands-on training from the B.C.-based company International Submarine Engineering Ltd., manufacturers of the AUV, and Fugro GeoSurveys Inc., a St. John's company providing marine services ranging from seafloor mapping to geological/seismic and hydrographic surveys.
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