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Innovative new products, technologies and concepts

Saab Seaeye for Swedish Survey

Peab Marin chose a Saab Seaeye played, as in some cases it’s just impos-

Falcon as a multi-functional resource sible to reduce the suction in case of in support of the company’s marine emergency. In situations like this, we survey, salvage and civil construc- prefer to send down the Falcon to either SubC Imaging tion operations. The Swedish marine completely replace the diver’s work or services company says the Falcon will in order to make a proper safety assess-

SubC Imaging secure a safer working environment ment. It really helps us to create a safer

SubC Imaging released its new for its divers and will be an “excellent work environment for our commercial

Offshore Real-Time Video Stream- tool” for surveying. divers. ing Solution. The low-latency vid-

Importantly for Peab Marin’s wide This has been exclusive to the eo streaming solution enables live range of construction and maintenance offshore industry for a long time, and streaming of subsea video from work the Falcon’s quick and easy we’re really glad to see the same ap-

ROV, and other subsea systems, al- deployment with ready systems change plication moving into the civil inshore lowing decision-makers real-time and expandable systems options, make industry in Sweden.” operation of remote assets from any- it a highly adaptable resource. With Swedish waters notorious for where in the world.

Diver safety is paramount and in haz- low visibility, typically 0.5m and less,

The cloud-based service has been ardous circumstances the Falcon can be and working in a wide variety of water in development since 2018 but is deployed to work underwater endlessly states from open seas to waterway of particular interest today as many and tirelessly. locks, ? tting a Bluetooth multibeam offshore operations have been af-

Robert Hedin at Peab describes the sonar to the Falcon was essential, says fected by COVID-19. important role the Falcon will play in Robert Hedin: “It is a must-have for diver safety. operating an ROV in our underwater

Arctic Rays Manta “Some work can offer serious risk for environment.”

Arctic Rays, LLC released Manta a commercial diver, especially Delta-P With Peab Marin pilots typically

HD, a small HD-IP or HD-SDI un- situations when the differential pressure working in challenging conditions, derwater camera. The Onvif pro? le between two water columns attempts to their pilots welcome the precise con-

S compliant Manta HD camera is equalize, creating tremendous pressure/ trol, agility and stability of the Falcon capable of a resolution of 1920 x suction. when faced with complex environments 1080 at 30 fps (1080p30 full HD),

It’s a hazard that cannot be down- in turbulent waters and strong currents.

features a 30x optical zoom and on-board recording to an SD card.

An additional connector is offered to provide power and control for an external pan & tilt or light. The compact design measures 82.6mm (3.25in) diameter by 198mm (7.8in) long with connector and weighs 1.21 kg (2.67 lbs) in air and .34 kg (.75 lbs) in seawater. Housed in a 6061-T6 AHC aluminum housing with acrylic lens, it is rated to 1,000 meters (3,300 feet).

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