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The discovery in recent years of vast mineral deposits on and below the floors of the seas and oceans has resulted in a great increase in the number of offshore mining projects. All over the world companies are engaged in the drilling of wells the laying of submarine pipelines and the recovery of valuable minerals such as diamonds and even gravel and sand from the sea-bed.
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Pinkster, J. (1971). Dynamic Positioning of Vessels at Sea. In: Dynamic Positioning of Vessels at Sea. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 105. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2983-8_1
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