Canada Customs Accepts Benthos Stingray ROV Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2004 BENTHOS benthos: see marine biology. , INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BTHS BTHS Brooklyn Technical High School BTHS Barth Syndrome BTHS Bartram Trail High School (Jacksonville, Florida) BTHS Brick Township High School (New Jersey) ) announced today that, after the completion of successful sea acceptance testing, the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Canada Customs and Revenue Agency was a department of the government of Canada. It split up into:
CCRA Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement CCRA Campus Computer Resellers Alliance CCRA Certified Clinical Research Associate CCRA Commercial Credit Reference Agency CCRA California Court Reporters Association ) accepted all five of the Stingray ROV ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle ROV Real Options Valuation ROV Return on Value ROV Range of View ROV Rostov, Russia - Rostov (Airport Code) ROV Roll-Over Valve (automotive fuel tanks) ROV Range of Value systems ordered in August of 2003. The systems were subjected to extensive review and sea acceptance tests by CCRA. The Stingray ROV systems will be used by CCRA in harbor and port security operations, particularly ship hull inspections. These inspections can include searches for parasitic attachments containing illegal narcotics, explosives, and weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or . CCRA plans to deploy the systems in port cities throughout Canada. Stingray ROV systems are small, lightweight (70 pounds), inspection class remotely operated vehicles designed to perform a variety of underwater missions. They are equipped with high-resolution video cameras, lights, and powerful thrusters which allow them to operate in hostile marine environments that could pose risks to divers. A single Stingray ROV system includes an underwater vehicle, a remote control operator handbox, a topside control console, high-resolution video display, a tether with storage reel, and launch and recovery system. Benthos, Inc., through its Undersea Systems Division, designs, manufactures, sells and services a variety of oceanographic products for underwater tasks; and through its TapTone Package Inspection Systems Division makes systems for testing consumer packages made of glass, metal or plastic. The common stock of the Company is traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap market under the symbol BTHS. For more information, Benthos can be found on the Internet at www.benthos.com. Forward Looking Statements The statements in this news release and in oral statements which may be made by representatives of the Company relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Securities Laws. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors which include: the timing of large project orders, competitive factors, shifts in customer demand, government spending, economic cycles, availability of financing as well as the factors described in this news release. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. |
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