Trying to locate subsea power and communications cables can pose a challenge. Regulations require cables be buried from several feet to several metres under the ocean bottom to prevent snagging...

DeepOcean, UK, took delivery of two TSS 440 and two TSS 350 pipe/cable tracking systems at the start of the summer season and has been using them regularly since then....

MMT, Sweden, has been awarded the SK4 & NorNed protection survey contract by Statnett, Norway. The aim of the offshore survey is to provide Statnett with a Terrain Model (DTM)...

MacArtney has delivered a powerful and versatile Sperre SUB-fighter 7500 ROV system for DBB ROV Services A/S, a Danish ROV contractor for offshore drill support, inspection, survey and support in...

Bluefin Robotics, USA, has acquired SeeByte, headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. SeeByte will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bluefin. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined companies...

SeeByte, UK, and Bluefin Robotics, USA, have entered into a collaboration to provide enhanced software solutions for deepwater export pipeline inspections. The collaboration is aimed at equipping Bluefin’s 21-inch AUV...

A significant new upgrade to the AC (Tone) tracking capability of the Smartrak cable and pipeline trackers is available from Innovatum Ltd, based in the UK. With this update of...

Prior to the introduction of GPS, marking the position of pipes and cables was a difficult and tedious task, fraught with error. Regulations require they be buried from several feet...

Many marine service companies are acquiring boat-towed metal detectors and magnetometers to assist in salvage operations and geophysical surveys. These devices can locate a variety of targets including sunken vessels,...

Ageotec, Italy, has delivered to Cadden (France) its first Perseo GTV. The Perseo GTV fills a gap in deep-sea survey and intervention ROV operations, being an alternative to existing higher-class...