Six HUGIN AUV Systems for SeaTrepid
HUGIN AUV System (Photo: Kongsberg)
SeaTrepid International orders six HUGIN AUV Systems
Kongsberg Maritime AS announced the sale of six HUGIN AUV Systems to be operated by SeaTrepid International LLC. of Louisiana, U.S. and supported by Deep Ocean Search Limited.
The AUVs are rated to 6,000 meters and feature a comprehensive sensor suite including triple frequency sidescan sonar, KONGSBERG’s de facto industry standard EM2040 multibeam echo sounder, sub-bottom profiler and a color camera. The vehicles are also equipped with a magnetometer mounted inside the AUV body.
All six SeaTrepid HUGIN AUVs are fitted with swappable Lithium polymer batteries and can achieve mission durations of more than 60 hours with payload sensors operating. They will be supplied with a comprehensive topside spread including launch and recovery containers, operations room containers and KONGSBERG HiPAP USBL systems for supervised operations.
February 2024
