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New Saab ROV development
Pioneering technology at Saab Seaeye in Fareham, Hampshire UK has resulted in what is claimed to be the world’ s most advanced electric work class ROV, which will significantly reduce operating costs by accelerating the shift from hydraulic to electric work ROVs for many more applications.
Incorporating latest concepts in control and power distribution, the company’s new Jaguar vehicle features total dual redundancy with self-diagnostics, is easily configurable and simple to operate and maintain. With identical twin independent circuits installed, it is able to remain fully operational should one half completely shut down. Failed system switchover is completely automated and occurs in seconds.
Featuring fewer but more intuitive controls and readily compatible with industry standard tools and sensors, Jaguar has an operational depth range of 3,000m with options down to 6,000m. Saab Seaeye adds that it is well suited for tasks such as survey operations, drill and cable laying support, touch-down monitoring and a high proportion of intervention and construction tasks.
Meanwhile, the company reports that an earlier companion Falcon ROV model armed with a Kongsberg stills camera has successfully located and identified a vast collection of Roman jars of wine which have laid undetected in the hold of a seabed wreck for over 2,000 years near the Port of Cartegena in southern Spain. The discovery was part of a project carried out under the auspices of the National Centre for Underwater Archaeology of Spain with the support of the Aurora Trust of Malta.
