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Comanche Commands Attention
01 Jun 2007
Aberdeen based ROV designer and manufacturer Sub-Atlantic has received a £1m order for two Comanche electric ROV systems from Bluestream Group international subsea contractor, Bluestream NL.
Comanche is Sub-Atlantic’s true work class electric ROV. Each system will be fitted with five and seven function Schilling manipulators, a 15kW hydraulic power unit for intervention tooling, and a fibre-optic survey pod enabling all potential survey sensors and optimal awareness with up to six cameras.
The Bluestream systems will also include Sub-Atlantic’s Tether Management Systems (TMS).
Bluestream recently took delivery of its second Sub-Atlantic TMS for one of their existing ROVs to achieve longer excursions at greater depth.
Bluestream’s ROV business manager Michel Hebert said, ‘Sub-Atlantic’s TMS have shown reliability in the harsh environmental conditions in which Bluestream’s projects take us. Our experience with the TMS systems is one of the main reasons why we have selected the Comanche. We consider it to be the most capable vehicle on the market for the tasks we wish to carry out, which are survey, inspection and construction work.’
Sub-Atlantic has already supplied six systems this year with another 14 due for delivery to customers worldwide by the end of 2007.
