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XOcean www.xocean.com

XOCEAN was set up in 2019, performed its ? rst offshore wind survey in 2020 at Greater Gabbard, and now has more than 170 staff. In 1H 2022, it’s done 11,500 survey hours on offshore wind farms across 36 projects (some in the same wind farms) and seven jurisdictions. Early July, it was ? t- ting out its 23rd 4.5m-long XO vehicle. Most of the work is multibeam, followed by sub-bottom pro? ling, for wide area surveys through to construction survey and routine surveys, e.g. scour monitoring, pre-jackup installation, array and ex- port cable surveys in <100m water depth. It’s hoovering up this data by scaling up its ? eet and using multiple USVs on single projects, sharing surveyors across the ? eet and doing more pre- and early processing on the boat, to reduce what needs to be done back onshore. For XOcean, it’s all about innovating on data: how it’s collected integrated, processed and delivered.

Deep Ocean Engineering

Deep Ocean Engineering (DOE) has an electric, light work-class remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), the Phantom X8, designed for deep sea exploration and light intervention work. The vehicle is the largest and most heavy- duty ROV manufactured by DOE and packs a robust design for deep sea maneuverability and power. Con? gured with six vectored horizontal and two vertical 2.2 kW Tecnadyne brushless thrusters, the Phantom X8 has complete control and authority in any given direction, even in the toughest currents. For clarity underwater, the Phantom X8 boasts high de? nition (1080p) front (+/-90°) (pan optional) and rear (low light) cameras with 3 LED lights emitting 30,000 total Lu- mens with adjustable brightness controlled by the pilot con- trol box or GUI. www.marinetechnologynews.com

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