Leaders of the Project Kaisei effort to remove swirling concentrations of plastic trash in the Northern Pacific needed telephone and Internet satellite communications while working at sea. They found their maritime communications solution at Cobham Satcom in Concord, Calif., and maritime satellite company Marlink S.A. in Brussels, Belgium.
Cobham provided Project Kaisei with a 4006RZ satellite antenna to enable the Kaisei Team to access voice and Internet through maritime satellite communications air time provided by Marlink.
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Project Kaisei team members are studying how to remove accumulated plastic trash in the North Pacific Gyre, as well as how to recycle the debris into diesel fuel.
Professionals at both Cobham and Marlink are helping the project team to document their expedition via the Internet. In addition to air time for coverage in the North Pacific region, Marlink has donated a satellite modem and a VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) adapter to the environmental project.
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Project Kaisei, a mission of Ocean Voyages Institute, is trying to determine what to do with marine debris in North Pacific Gyre. The mission centers on sampling the marine debris, and testing how to collect and recycle it.
For further information, visit Cobham Satcom online at www.cobham.com, Marlink S.A. at www.marlink.com, and Project Kaisei at www.projectkaisei.org.
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