US Coast Guard steps up Arctic response effort

摘要

Towards the end of 2013, the US Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) led a team of engineers and scientists from multiple Coast Guard units, other federal agencies, and universities evaluating techniques to detect, track and respond to simulated oil spills off the North Slope of Alaska. The work took place as part of Operation Arctic Shield 2013. Operating from the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the team deployed a range of technologies that have been evaluated in temperate climates in order to assess their ability to perform operations under Arctic conditions. The tests included operation of two small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), a vessel of opportunity skimmer system (VOSS) and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).