Geocuba Estudios Marinos, deploys Metocean buoy off Havana Bay

Geocuba Estudios Marinos in Havana, Cuba are pleased to announce that they have successfully deployed a Metocean buoy off Havana Bay.

The buoy transmits met data as well as wave height , surface current and sea water temperature, conductivity, salinity, pH and ORP.

The data from the buoy is received at Geocuba EM’s base at Regla, at the back of Havana Bay. It is available for the harbour authority and Environment agency. The harbour authority will use the data to permit large vessels to enter the harbour, and the Environment Agency are using the data to study pollution streams from the rivers which feed into Havana Bay. Local fishermen can check the sea conditions before heading out to catch.

Angel Lenin Rodriguez, Director of Operations at Geocuba EM, said “We are very pleased to have this first Metocean buoy installed and operational, after a long delay followed by lack of a suitable vessel with a crane for the anchor weight. We are grateful to our friends at SERMAR who made a vessel available to us for the deployment.”

Geocuba has plans for a full network around the island outside all major harbours.