MacArtney winch for Antarctica expedition
The University of Gothenburgs latest Antarctica expedition is benefitting from a state-of-the-art remotely operated vehicle (ROV) winch supplied by MacArtney Underwater Technology.
The winch system, which was acquired through Swedish SubSea Solutions on behalf of the University of Gothenburg, is a MERMAC R10 AHC ROV winch with active heave compensation (AHC).
It will be put to good use on board South African icebreaking polar supply and research vessel S. A. Agulhas II designed to carry out scientific research and supply to South African research stations in Antarctica.
Hans-Jørgen Hansen, MacArtney Vice President of Sales & Marketing, said: “MacArtney is very pleased to provide quality underwater technology to empower the important scientific ocean exploration that is undertaken by the University of Gothenburg and its marine science partners.”
The system supplied is an electrically driven winch ensuring robust and advanced handling systems which safely control the launch, operation and recovery of work class and inspection ROV systems.
Its design is compact and consists of modular systems. Several components are standardised, making it easy to specify, adapt or upgrade to the performance and capacity required.
The MacArtney Group designs and manufactures state-of-the-art connectivity for any application within all maritime industries including subsea, offshore oil and gas, marine renewables, ocean science, civil engineering, defence, fisheries and diving.
It also specialises in winch and A-frame supply for all types of requirements including the launch and recovery of ROVs, towed systems, corers, ploughs, pumps, diving systems and many other equipment types.
By Anne-Marie Causer
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