Oceanside, California—15 September 2005

The Oceanscience Group, Ltd. announced the sale of two Clamparatii instrument mounting systems to Fugro GEOS for deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The Clamparatus allows an acoustic Doppler current profiler or other instrument to be mounted on an existing navigation buoy without modifications or alterations to the buoy. The mounts include real-time data links to shore stations. RF and Iridium data links are available.

The Clamparatus was originally developed for NOAA's PORTS program. PORTS (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) uses US Coast Guard buoys and other platforms to provide ship masters and pilots with accurate real-time information needed to avoid groundings and collisions. Clamparatii are currently used by government, private and academic institutions on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts. The standard Clamparatus will fit most large US Coast Guard buoys and can be provided to fit other buoys.

The Oceanscience Group manufactures a wide variety of oceanographic and hydrologic instrumentation platforms for universities, government agencies and private industry. Products include oceanographic platforms, data buoys, RF and satellite communication systems, weather stations, remotely-controlled instrument boats, and seepage meters. Corporate offices are in Oceanside, California. For more information, visit www.oceanscience.com or dial 760 754-2400.