Copenhagen Subsea Debuts the Gorilla ROV
Copenhagen Subsea launched a new powerful Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), specifically developed for the offshore industry. The ROV is based on Copenhagen Subsea’s rim-driven thruster technology and is designed to be robust and reliable in challenging environments – qualities which inspired us to name it the Gorilla.In fact, reliability has been first and foremost throughout the design and development of the Gorilla. By basing the ROV on industrial components, Copenhagen Subsea was seeking to ensue the utmost operational reliability.The Gorilla is equipped as standard with an intelligent
R/V Roger Revelle Gets a Thruster Upgrade
The research vessel Roger Revelle is currently going through an extensive mid-life refit. One of the upgrades to the vessel is the installation of telescoping thruster technology from ZF Marine.The R/V Roger Revelle is a globally capable oceanographic research vessel, designed as a platform to support many different facets of ocean-based scientific research. The vessel is owned by the US Navy and operated by the Scripps Institute of Oceanography under a charter agreement with the Office of Naval Research. In the pursuit of its mission, the crew of the R/V Roger Revelle depends on world-class
Copenhagen Subsea: New Milestone for Thruster Reliability
this was a field open for a substantial rethinking and development process. In order to meet the industry’s new and higher demands for reliable thrusters and decreased operating costs, our solution was to construct our own new product-line of subsea thrusters. Utilizing the innovative ring thruster technology, we have been able to show a significant increase in reliability. The strong focus on reliability quickly made it clear that conventional thruster technology could not be used. Conventional subsea thrusters use a fluid inside the thruster to compensate for the surrounding water pressure
Camper Comfort for Freezing Falcon Team
could have been a problem, as every time the ROV was pulled from the water ice froze over it, but Jean-Baptiste Loiselet knew the thrusters would keep working as they have magnetic couplings rather than moving seals. “In thousands of hours of dive time,” he says, “Seaeye thruster technology has proved to be the most reliable in the ROV world.” He went on to praise the versatility of the Falcon for its easy deployment, both offshore and in the dam and hydro industry for inspection and survey operations, including long tunnel work. “Along