Tag: Sonar

Russian reconnaissance sonar found on Lithuanian coast

A Russian sonar (sound navigation and ranging device – ed.) designed to detect and locate submarines was found on the Curonian (Courish) Spit in Lithuania on Saturday. Source: Lithuanian military, cited by European Pravda Details: The Lithuanian Navy received a report on 3 February from a civilian about the discovery of a device with Russian […]

Sonar image shows anomaly that could be Amelia Earhart’s plane

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. One of the greatest enduring mysteries is the fate of beloved pilot Amelia Earhart. Nearly 87 years after the famed aviator and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared over the Pacific Ocean […]

Australia rejects China comments on sonar incident

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Thursday rejected comments by China’s ambassador seeking to deflect blame from China’s navy for the injury of Australian military divers in an incident near Japan in November. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was “not swayed” by Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian’s comment a day earlier that a Chinese navy ship […]

DC Fire and EMS used Sonar to rescue man from Anacostia River

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Following a man being recovered from the Anacostia River on Monday afternoon, DC Fire and EMS explained how they use Sonar for such searches and rescues. Sonar stands for sound navigation and ranging – or sonic navigation and ranging. It’s a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, measure distances […]