Most multibeam systems are hard mounted to either the bottom of a vessel's hull or on a pole or arm that is on one side of a vessel, rather than being towed though the water like a side scan sonar.
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Most multibeam systems are hard mounted to either the bottom of a vessel's hull or on a pole or arm that is on one side of a vessel, rather than being towed though the water like a side scan sonar.