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acquisition, including ROV-deployed

CASE Abyss nodes in 2,000 meters of water, and CGG’s Subsurface Imaging in

Houston will process the imagery aimed at accurate drilling. We could not con- frm whether the Mariner II might also be part of the nodal survey being shot by

Seabed GeoSolutions and ARGAS in the

Red Sea for Saudi Aramco. multI-uSE plAtfOrm

Yet, there are other surveys for a “sur- vey-boat drone” with the right stuff.

Though the market is increasingly crowded, the Mariner II might have a leg up in the bathymetric survey race.

Its Norbit iWBMS Multibeam SO-

NAR, LIDAR and all-weather perfor- mance are understood to have won over port authorities in Japan and the U.S. as a cost-effcient, customizable platform

New and improved: that can scan the seabed; do pipeline, the Mariner II delivers at about 6 m x 2 m x 2 m and harbour and lake surveys or begin haz- comes with its own moonpool for sensor deployment ardous spill-mitigation. To those ends, for periods of up to 50 hrs (diesel) or 8hrs (electric)

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