Dive and Marine Unit receives state-of-the-art camera system

A state-of-the-art camera system has been donated to Police Scotland’s
Dive and Marine Unit in Aberdeen to aid the force with its underwater investigations.

May 23, 2013
By Paul Jacques
Pictured at the PFNI Bravery Awards were the Justice Minister Naomi Long; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Fleur Anderson MP; PFNI Chair Liam Kelly (second from right); Chief Constable Jon Boutcher; Mukesh Sharma, Chair NIPB; Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton; Pamela McCreedy, PSNI Chief Operating Officer and host, utv presenter Paul Clark.

A state-of-the-art camera system has been donated to Police Scotland’s

Dive and Marine Unit in Aberdeen to aid the force with its underwater investigations.

The compact system will be used for taking photographs and recording video footage and will also act as a control station for operation, viewing and recording of colour or monochrome video cameras.

Dive supervisor Sandy Osborne said: “This camera is a fantastic asset to the team here in establishing whether any objects that have been lost or thrown into the sea are linked to any ongoing investigations.

“The equipment is state-of-the-art and will considerably enhance the unit’s capability in obtaining underwater imagery to an even higher standard than at present.

“It will also continue to help the team establish whether there is any criminality involved and if it is safe for our divers to investigate any discoveries.”

The £7,000 camera has been supplied by underwater vision specialist Bowtech Products.

Bowtech has been working with the Dive and Marine Unit for over 15 years. One of Bowtech’s first diver video inspection systems (DVIS) was specifically designed around the strict requirements of the unit.

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