EdgeTech Supplies Chicago Police With 3 Sonar Systems 
EdgeTech (West Wareham, Massachusetts) has delivered to the Chicago Police Department Marine Unit three 4125 side scan sonar systems, which will be used for search and recovery operations ranging from relocation of sunken boats, cars and aircraft to underwater surveys for homeland security. >> Read more

Saab Seaeye ROV Gets Pipeline Survey Spread
A full pipeline survey spread has been fitted to a Saab Seaeye's (Fareham, England) Panther XT Plus ROV. ROVOP Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) ordered the first two Panther XT Plus ROVs with a pipeline survey package, after conducting trials with the system in May. >> Read more

Exocetus Purchases All Assets of ANT's Littoral Glider
Exocetus (Anchorage, Alaska) purchased last Tuesday all the assets, intellectual property (two patents and one pending) and technology for the Littoral Glider from ANT LLC (Anchorage). The manufacturing of the gliders, now called Exocetus Coastal Gliders, will continue to be based in Anchorage, at the Exocetus facility. >> Read more

Mitt Romney Criticizes President Obama's Navy Fleet
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney equated the
present size of the U.S. Navy fleet to 1916 levels during a speech at the Virginia Military Institute last Monday, adding that he plans to build 15 ships per year, including three submarines. He would also permanently deploy an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean, The Wall Street Journal reported. >> Read more

RBRsolo T Temperature Logger Designed
For Tight Spaces, Long-Term Deployments
RBR Ltd. (Kanata, Canada) introduced last Friday its smallest temperature logger, the RBRsolo T. Its size is suitable for applications such as moorings, boreholes, profiling or towed arrays in oceanographic, freshwater, coastal or Arctic research. The single-channel RBRsolo T is the next generation of the TR-1060 and can be deployed long term and in harsh environments. >> Read more

Q&A: Robert S. Winokur, US Navy Deputy Oceanographer
Robert S. Winokur is the deputy oceanographer of the U.S. Navy and deputy for the Oceanography, Space and Maritime Domain Awareness division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He has more than 50 years of experience in marine science and satellite remote sensing, including undersea technology, ocean and satellite remote sensing systems, oceanographic ships, disaster information technology and national ocean policy.

He has served in senior executive positions in the public and private sectors, including acting oceanographer of the Navy, assistant administrator of NOAA, president of Earth Satellite Corp. and vice president of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education.

Winokur has a bachelor's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree from American University. His awards include Presidential Rank Awards, the Department of Commerce Gold Medal and the National Public Service Awards. He has also been a fellow at the Acoustical Society of America, Marine Technology Society and American Meteorological Society.

Sea Technology spoke with Winokur about his Compass award, sponsored by the magazine, and career highlights.

Congratulations on your Compass Distinguished Achievement Award. What does this mean to you as you look back on your career?
This award represents a capstone achievement at this point in my career. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the recent passing of Adm. James Watkins, a former recipient of this award, who I had the pleasure of working for and with since he occupies a special place as a leader in the U.S. Navy and in our oceanography.

You're being honored partly because of your leadership of the team that formulated the policy initiatives that reinvigorated naval oceanography. Tell us a bit more about how naval oceanography progressed under your guidance.
I feel that I have been fortunate throughout my career to have worked with an outstanding group of civilians in the Navy and at NOOA, naval officers, NOAA Corps officers, and leaders in the Navy, the federal government and academia. >> Read more