Tritech StarFish for Z-Boat
US-based Oceanscience Group has unveiled its first Z-Boat 1800 remotely-operated survey vessel featuring Tritech Internationals side scan sonar.
The new boat provides a shore operator with real-time high definition side scan imagery with Tritech’s StarFish990F side scan on a portable 1.8m surface vessel.
Adrian McDonald, Oceanscience Group, Z-Boat, said: “Adding side scan capability was a natural progression for our development of the Z-Boat and the Tritech side scan sonar was selected owing to its small size and good shallow-water performance.”
The StarFish side scan is attached to a special skeg (keel fin) under the Z-Boat, eliminating the need for a dedicated hull-mounted transducer.
In addition, the small size of the StarFish topside box means that a single or dual frequency single beam echosounder can still be housed on the boat.
Mike Broadbent, sales manager, Tritech, added: “The StarFish has been highly successful in wreck location, shallow water survey and search and recovery applications. The Z-Boat represents a new fast and convenient way to carry out imaging surveys where the deployment of a manned boat may not be possible.”
Z-Boats with single beam echosounders are in operation around the world and can carry out shallow water hydrographic surveys in natural and industrial water environments.
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