Equipment List

In support of the diverse projects undertaken by Mid-Atlantic Technology. over the last two decades, we have purchased an array of specialized equipment geared for all types of underwater investigations. Our equipment includes:

Vessels

  • 36’ Williams Marine survey vessel/dive platform with Cummins Diesel Engine
  • 25’ Parker survey vessel/dive platform with 250hp Yamaha 4-stroke outboard
  • 22’ Hewes Craft aluminum survey vessel with 200hp Honda 4-stroke outboard
  • 20’ Carolina Skiff fiberglass work platform
  • 15' Boston Whaler with 70hp Yamaha
  • 15’ aluminum jon boats (2)

Fieldwork Equipment and Software

  • Geometrics 881 Cesium Magnetometer (2)
  • Geometrics 882 Cesium Magnetometer (2)
  • Marine Sonic Side Scan Sonar (with 300kHz, 600kHz & 1,200 kHz sensors)
  • Klein 3900 Dual Frequency Side Scan Sonar
  • ODEC Stratabox boom-mounted sub-bottom profiling instrument (10 kHz)
  • Chesapeake Technology SonarWiz.Map software for side-scan sonar and sub bottom data processing
  • VideoRay Pro3-XE-GTO Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
  • ODEC Bathy 500 Echo Sounder
  • Odom CV-100 Echo Sounder
  • Starlink (Raven) DGPS Invicta 210 Positioning System (2)
  • Trimble DGPS DSM 232 Postioning System
  • Global Water WL-16 Automatic Tide Guage (2)
  • Hypack Positioning and Data Acquisition Software

Testing and Excavation Equipment

  • 2-1/2” Riverside centrifuge pumps (3)
  • 150’ sections of 2” pressure hoses (4)
  • 25’ sections of 4” exhaust hoses (4)
  • 25’ section of 6” exhaust hose (1)
  • 4” Keene dredge nozzles (4)
  • 6” Keene dredge nozzles (2)
  • 3/4” jet probes (5)
  • 4’ long, 3/8”-diameter stainless probes (4)

Archaeological Site Documentation Equipment

  • Sony video/digital cameras
  • Mako underwater video housing with underwater lights
  • Nikonos V underwater camera with 35mm, 28mm, and 15mm lenses
  • Sekonic underwater strobe
  • Fiberglass measuring tapes (8)
  • Plexiglass underwater slates

Dive Equipment

  • Kirby Morgan Superlite 37 Dive Helmets (2)
  • Kirgy Morgan Superlite 17 Dive Helmets (2)
  • 250-ft. Diver Umbilicals (2)
  • 100-ft. Diver Umbilicals (2)
  • Diver Supply 2 Diver Air/Communication Console
  • 30 cubic foot bail-out bottles and harnesses (5)
  • 80 cubic foot SCUBA tanks (24)
  • OTS wireless underwater communication systems with Aga masks (3)