Aug.
9
Triton
Diving
Services,
LLC
is
keeping
its
crews
safer
and
delivering
more
proficient
diving
services
to
offshore
customers
thanks
to
the
Hughes
Maritime
Broadband
solution
from
Hughes
Network
Systems,
LLC
(HUGHES),
the
global
leader
in
broadband
satellite
networks
and
services,
and
Environmental
&
Safety
Systems
International
(ESSI)
Corporation,
a
systems
integrator
specializing
in
maritime
industries.
Louisiana-based
Triton
provides
a
host
of
diving
services
to
oil
companies,
derrick
barges,
government,
and
commercial
vessels,
and
other
businesses
operating
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
The
company
is
outfitting
its
state-of-the-art
fleet
of
vessels
with
high-speed
Internet,
data,
VoIP,
and
video
capabilities
to
provide
critical
ship-to-shore
and
diver-to-ship
communications.
"We
believe
that
all
diving
incidents
are
preventable,
and
our
goal
is
to
do
zero
harm
to
people
and
to
the
environment.
That's
why
we
equip
our
ships
with
the
best
available
maritime
technology.
Hughes
gives
us
the
high
performance
and
advanced
network
application
capabilities
needed
to
keep
our
crews
safe
and
happy,"
said
Gary
Pouwels,
vessel
and
equipment
manager
at
Triton.
Triton
has
been
active
in
the
Deepwater
Horizon
oil
spill
cleanup.
The
new
network
will
support
this
effort,
as
well
as
applications
such
as
drilling
rig
inspections,
underwater
video
feeds
from
divers,
vessel
tracking
and
measurement,
and
Wi-Fi
for
the
boats'
onboard
Internet
cafes.
As
Triton
makes
employee
safety
its
top
priority,
one
of
the
main
applications
of
the
Hughes
Maritime
Broadband
solution
will
be
to
provide
critical
real-time
data
for
Triton's
Health,
Safety
and
Environment
(HSE)
Management
System.
"High
availability
and
high
performance
maritime
solutions
offered
in a
cost-effective
package
are
what
the
Hughes
Maritime
Broadband
solution
is
all
about,"
said
Vinod
Shukla,
senior
vice
president,
International,
Hughes.
"We
are
proud
that
Triton
Diving
Services
has
chosen
Hughes
as
the
preferred
communications
service
provider
for
its
fleet
of
diving
vessels
and
look
forward
to
working
with
them
to
continually
enhance
the
capabilities
and
benefits
for
their
crews
on
board."
Triton's
broadband
network
and
applications
are
fully
managed
by
Hughes
in
partnership
with
ESSI
Corporation.
ESSI
installed
Hughes'
marine-stabilized
VSAT
antennas
on
Triton's
fleet
of
Diving
Support
Vessels
(DSVs),
which
tracks
the
satellite
and
compensates
for
constant
pitch
and
yaw
movement
of
the
vessels.
"A
reliable,
high-speed
maritime
network
is a
critical
requirement
as
offshore
support
operations
have
become
so
dependent
on
real-time
data
communications
capabilities
for
safety
and
regulatory
compliance,
not
to
mention
supporting
the
morale
of
workers
who
can
be
offshore
for
days,
weeks
and
even
months
at a
time,"
said
Kim
Adams,
president
of
ESSI
Corporation.
