Caley Supplies Dive Bell Handling Systems for DSCVs
Offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems is supplying Singapore-based diving and subsea equipment company Flash Tekk Engineering with saturation dive bell handling systems for its client Ultra Deep Solutions’ vessels Deep Installer and Van Gogh DSCVs. The Caley dive bell handling systems are designed for deployment and recovery of a 24-man DNV classed twin bell saturation dive system for the Ultra Deep Installer, and a DNV classed 18-man bell saturation dive system for the Van Gogh, for operations to 300 meters water depth. On each dive support vessel, the bell is
ABB Makes 5 km Subsea Operations Safe
under water. The vessels will be equipped with ABB’s OCTOPUS software that uses sensors and the Internet of Things, Services and People (IoTSP) to interpret weather conditions, allowing the crew to make informed decisions during sensitive operations. The ships will be built for Ultra Deep Solutions at CSIC Huangpu Wuchang Shipbuilding Company Limited and China Merchants Heavy Industry. The largest vessel’s apparatus will include two remotely operated underwater vessels (ROVs), that will dive up to 3,000 meters, and a 400 ton crane that can drop 5,200 meters. It will measure 142
Unique Hydra Secures DSCV Contract from Ultra Deep Solutions
Unique Hydra, a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG) an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, announced that it has been selected by Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) to design, build and integrate the dive system for a multipurpose Diving Support Construction Vessel (DSCV). The new DSCV is equipped with a 300HD 18-man twin bell Saturation Diving System. The dive system incorporates the latest mechanical and electrical design requirements. The feature rich diving system offers a first in the drive towards reducing the complexity of shipyard integration and installation time frames.
December 2025
