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The deep sea search for the missing AN-32 aircraft of IAF using NIOT's research vessel Sagar Nidhi may not begin before the middle of next week as rough seas have delayed the ship's arrival from Mauritius.

An ocean observation system (OOS) washed ashore at Baina from its moorings off the state coast has been dismantled and is being packed off to national institute of ocean technology (NIOT), Chennai, till it can be re-deployed in fair weather, sources said.

Seismologists, geophysicists, oceanographers and software professionals in India are working overtime to come up with a foolproof early warning system about Tsunami.

The search for Indian Air Force aircraft AN-32 has been called off, more than two months after it went missing over Bay of Bengal with 29 passengers onboard.

After several attempts over two days, a team of scientists retrieved a heavyweight torpe do that was buried of f Visakhapatnam on the floor of the Bay of Bengal.

City researchers have launched a search for an ocean data buoy that has gone missing in the Arabian Sea off Lakshadweep. It transmits key information for weather forecast models and tracking cyclones. Deployed and maintained by city-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), it had stopped transmitting data in July at the peak of the southwest monsoon. The search intensified earlier this month after videos surfaced on social media showing fishermen perched on it.

A team of scientists from national council of Antarctic and ocean research has commenced work to dismantle the ocean observation system after it drifted from its moorings off Goa coast and landed at Baina beach on Thursday.

The vessel is now likely to arrive on August 7 or 8.A team of NIOT scientists held a meeting with Indian Coast Guard officials on Tuesday to discuss the way forward.

A consortium of bacteria from the deep ocean has helped city researchers develop a low-cost and environment friendly technology to clean up oil spills at sea.

If National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has its way, fishermen along the Tamil Nadu coast can sail just a few kilometres into the sea once in a few months and return with a catch of 10 tonnes.

This new year, India will begin underwater expedition of the Antarctic region using a remotely operable vehicle (ROV) developed by Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). Samples collected from the underbelly of icebergs, which could be millions of years old, may hold potential surprises, including clues on origin of life.

Changing sand patterns around India's lone missile test-firing range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast is causing serious concern for DRDO.

City scientists have developed a key ingredient, which has UV protection and anti-ageing properties, for luxury cosmetic and skin care products from a novel strain of bacteria found on the seabed sediment in the Andaman Sea. They extracted the gene code producing this ingredient and introduced it in a commonly-found bacteria for culturing and large-scale production.