May 19, 2008 For Immediate Release: Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI) is conducting Ocean/Windpower Baseline Ecological Studies for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Division of Science, Research & Technology, in regards to potential wind farm development off the New Jersey coast. Saturday, May 17, three of our employees were participating in an aerial marine mammal survey associated with this study when the aircraft crashed. One of our employees, Stephen Claussen of Seattle, WA, was killed in the accident. The other two team members, Jacalyn Toth Brown and Juan Carlos Salinas, were seriously injured and are undergoing treatment at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. The aircraft involved was owned by Ambroult Aviation. John Ambroult (the pilot) was also killed in the crash. Stephen was a Marine Mammal Observer supporting our Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies for NJDEP. Jacalyn is a Marine Scientist from our Millville, NJ office supporting our Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies for NJDEP. Juan Carlos is a Marine Mammal Observer supporting our Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies for NJDEP. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends, and associates of those involved in this tragic event. No words can express our sadness over this loss. GMI extends its thanks to the FAA, the New Jersey State Police, and all local responders for their support during the search and rescue efforts. We continue to work with these parties and the NTSB to develop an understanding of the facts that led to this tragic event. For more information please contact Mark Tanner, President and COO of GMI, at 972-423-5480 or mtanner@geo-marine.com. ************ Geo-Marine, Inc. is a Plano, TX based Environmental and Engineering Services firm with seven office locations within the U.S. and project locations world-wide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amy Whitt, M.E.M. Marine Mammal Biologist Geo-Marine, Inc. awhitt@geo-marine.com www.geo-marine.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~