▁su its . ▁ ▁A ▁d ive ▁team ▁from ▁O ce ane ering ▁salv aged ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁prop ellers ▁from ▁the ▁R MS ▁L us it ania ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Michael ▁L . ▁G ern hardt ▁served ▁as ▁O ce ane ering ' s ▁Manager ▁and ▁then ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Special ▁Project s . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁t eler ob otic ▁system ▁for ▁sub se a ▁platform ▁clean ing ▁and ▁ins pection , ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁new ▁diver ▁and ▁robot ▁tools . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁founded ▁O ce ane ering ▁Space ▁Systems , ▁to ▁transfer ▁sub se a ▁technology ▁and ▁oper ational ▁experience ▁to ▁the ▁I SS ▁program . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁Ch allen ger ▁dis aster , ▁O ce ane ering ▁teams ▁recovered ▁the ▁Sol id ▁Ro cket ▁Bo oster ▁that ▁contained ▁the ▁fault y ▁O - ring ▁responsible ▁for ▁launch ' s ▁failure . ▁ ▁O ce ane ering ▁was ▁a ▁NAS DA Q ▁listed ▁company ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁O ce ane ering ▁RO V s ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁determine ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁the ▁cargo ▁ship ▁Lu con a ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁murder ▁and ▁fra ud ▁investigation ▁that ▁claimed ▁u ran ium ▁min