The REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) helped clear the Iraqi port Umm Qasr in 2003. This was the first successful wartime deployment of an AUV. REMUS AUVs are still in operation throughout the world. Image courtesy of AUVfest 2008: Partnership Runs Deep, Navy/NOAA, OceanExplorer.noaa.gov
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AUVfest 2008
AUVfest 2008: Underwater Mines
NOAA Ocean Explorer Gallery