A team of scientists, engineers and eight students from the University of Rhode Island has completed the first comprehensive survey of known shipwrecks within the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary.
The team deployed URI’s news remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Rhody, to document 17 wrecks on the lakebed. Interestingly, during the process the survey also uncovered several previously uncharted wrecks.
Rhody is full of cutting-edge technology and features a VOYIS Discovery Stereo Camera. This can capture dual high-resolution images of each site. These can then be used to build photorealistic 3D models with centimeter-level accuracy…