Six AUV order
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime AS has announced the sale of six Hugin AUV Systems. The vehicles will be operated by SeaTrepid International LLC. of Louisiana, USA and supported by Deep Ocean Search Limited.
The AUVs are rated to 6000 metres. They have a comprehensive sensor suite including triple frequency sidescan sonar, Kongsberg’s de facto industry standard EM2040 multibeam echo sounder, sub-bottom profiler and a colour 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.
SeaTrepid International LLC is a marine subsea services company specializing in terrestrial as well as underwater robotics solutions to the commercial, governmental and scientific communities.
Deep Ocean Search is a multi-task survey and recovery company with proven experience in ultra-deep water operations. Since 2009 it has been conducting continuous operations between 3,000 to 6,000 metres water depth, conducting sea floor mapping, search and recovery. This includes the search for and subsequent recovery by ROV of a valuable commercial cargo on behalf of the UK Department for Transport at a world record depth of 5,150 metres.
Kongsberg Maritime is a global marine technology company providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore, subsea and naval. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 20 countries.
Kongsberg Maritime has developed systems for vessels covering all aspects of automation, control, navigation, safety and dynamic positioning. Subsea solutions include single and multibeam echo sounders, and AUV/underwater navigation, communication and camera systems. Marine and offshore training simulators, LNG solutions, information management, position reference systems and technology for seismic and drilling operations are also part of the company’s diverse technology portfolio.
By Jake Frith
