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American Ocean Minerals Highlights Moana Minerals AUV Survey Capturing More Than 600,000 Seafloor Images in the Cook Islands
TAMPA, Fla. & RAROTONGA, Cook Islands, July 14, 2026--American Ocean Minerals Corporation ("AOMC"), which is building a responsible supply of critical minerals and rare earth elements through its previously announced merger with Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ: OMEX), today highlighted Moana Minerals Ltd.'s ("Moana Minerals" or "MML") completion of a high-definition autonomous underwater vehicle seafloor survey within its Exploration License 3 ("EL3") area in the Cook Islands Exclusive Econom
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Ten-day Armada 8605 campaign adds high-resolution photographic, sonar, and environmental data to Moana Minerals' EL3 environmental baseline program TAMPA, Fla. & RAROTONGA, Cook Islands, July 14, 2026 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--American Ocean Minerals Corporation ("AOMC"), which is building a responsible supply of critical minerals and rare earth elements through its previously announced merger with Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ: OMEX), today highlighted Moana Minerals Ltd.'s ("Moana Minerals" or "MML") completion of a high-definition autonomous underwater vehicle seafloor survey within its Exploration License 3 ("EL3") area in the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone ("EEZ"), producing one of the most detailed photographic datasets collected to date within EL3. The lean-crewed Armada 8605, part of Ocean Infinity's Armada fleet of vessels designed to deploy advanced underwater robotic systems for offshore data collection, deployed three HUGIN AUVs equipped with cameras, side-scan sonar, and environmental sensors. Over approximately ten days, the AUVs generated more than 600,000 seafloor photographs and detailed mapping datasets across targeted areas of EL3. The campaign continued Moana Minerals' ongoing survey and research activities. "This campaign reflects exactly how Moana Minerals believes seabed minerals work should be advanced: through real science that can inform decision-making," said Hans Smit, Chief Executive Officer of Moana Minerals. "By engaging Armada 8605 while it was already operating in the region, we added a highly valuable high-definition dataset to our environmental baseline program without requiring a separate vessel mobilization. The result is a sharper, more detailed picture of the EL3 seafloor that will inform regulators, stakeholders, and the people of the Cook Islands as future decisions are considered."
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