Hung Out to Dry, Working Fine

Biologist Andrew Berghuis, a biologist with Fisheries in Queensland, Australia, returned to his office to inspect his damaged equipment after the floods earlier this year. Thousands of dollars worth of electronics and scientific research equipment had been completely submerged and all appeared to be a total loss, including a BioSonics DT-X echo sounder. Andrew contacted BioSonics and was advised to rinse the unit out thoroughly and allow it to air dry. After a day to dry out, Andrew turned on the unit and was quite relieved to find the DT-X was in fine working order.

The following is an excerpt from the actual letter Andrew sent BioSonics following this incident:
"G'day, Just a quick note to let you know my DT-X that was submerged in the January floods here in Bundaberg for nearly 2 weeks came out of the experience in working order. I took your advice and thoroughly dried and cleaned it and all was good... Attached is a photo of the DT-X unit and ToughBook when they were retrieved. As you will see there was a lot of silt, But there was only water and a little silt inside the DT-X surface unit."

 

Residents of Queensland, Australia, in January 2011 experienced some of the worst flooding in over 50 years. Floodwaters rose across a vast area in Australia's northeast, inundating 22 towns, forcing 200,000 residents out of their homes, and closing a major sugar export port. The level of destruction was catastrophic with three-quarters of the state of Queensland declared a disaster. When the waters receded, a thick layer of mud and silt was left behind that is expected to take years to cleanup.