JW Fishers’ ROVs Used for Tank Inspection Services
search and survey operations. Underwater equipment manufacturer JW Fishers said its Seaotter-2 and SeaLion-2 are the ROVs that many agencies purchase when they need the right tools for the job. A variety of options are available from a mountable sector scanning sonar (SCAN-650) to a Remote Metal Detector (RMD-1). Using an ROV in tandem with a SCAN-650 allows the end user to drive the vehicle around a target area shooting video while also scanning the area using sonar to create a detailed computer image of the surrounding environment. This proves to be quite useful when operating in dark water
Metal Detector Adds Capability to ROVs
or bronze, a magnetometer is useless. A conventional underwater metal detector cannot be attached to an ROV because the electrical noise generated by the vehicle and all of its metal parts interfere with the detector’s operation. To overcome these problems JW Fishers Mfg developed the RMD-1 remote metal detector. The unique dual coil design almost completely eliminates the affect of electrical noise and cancels the effect of the ROV’s metal structure. Not only is the RMD-1 unaffected by the vehicle’s noise and metal, it will detect both ferrous and nonferrous metal buried up to 1.5 meters
December 2025
