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Seaeye Falcon Mussel Power
01 May 2004
Fareham UK based Subsea Vision reports that they have just successfully completed an environmental seabed inspection and sampling contract for ERT (Scotland) Ltd on behalf of BP that also involved collecting Modiolus (horse mussels) in the vicinity of the Sullom Voe oil terminal in the Shetland Isles.
The use of a multi-function manipulator was essential for this operation in an area where currents of up to 2 knots were experienced.
'Once I had the vehicle properly trimmed and ballasted, the Seaeye Falcon, with its 50 kilos of thrust, was very easy to operate on this precise and demanding operation', said Subsea Vision's Managing Director Chris Bryant.
The UK Ministry of Defence have now also ordered manipulator skids for their Seaeye Falcons.
The Manipulator features 180º wrist rotate and 90º shoulder rotate among its five functions and has a lift capability of 10 kilos at full reach. The cable cutter can cut up to 12mm diameter stainless steel wire rope or 19mm polypropylene rope. Both units use the same small hydraulic power pack and five function solenoid valve pack.
MJ Information No: 19419
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