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RSV Skandi Commander in the background, with an AUV in the foreground 121 meters, of an STX OSCV 03L design and built by screwed Surface Vessel (USV), the new platform will in-

STX Europe at Aukra in 2009. It is designed to perform corporate a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) operations in up to 3,000 meters and is capable of instal- design to reduce motions in high sea states. It will also lation, testing and maintenance of subsea modules, rapid offer DP1 station keeping, a 2,500-nautical-mile range, module deployment, ROV launch, and subsea construc- endurance of more than 20 days and sprint speeds above tion and maintenance work. 20 knots. It is designed for roles across offshore logistics, surveillance, subsea inspection, intervention and offshore commissioning and decommissioning. Payload capacity

Project MROS

In the UK, Project MROS consortium, led by ACUA will reach 80 tons, including space for ISO-standard con-

Ocean, has secured government support to develop a tainers and a moonpool confgured for twin launch and 43-meter uncrewed offshore support vessel, taking the in- recovery systems for ROVs and Unmanned Underwater dustry one step further into autonomous solutions. The Vehicles (UUVs).

consortium, including Houlder, Ad Hoc Marine Designs, In the meantime, partners are progressing with resis-

Trident Marine and the University of Southampton, re- tance and seakeeping tank tests and will announce system- ceived funding in 2025 through the UK Department for integration partners in the coming months.

Transport’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. RSVs fll a unique role in the offshore industry, often

The vessel will feature hybrid-electric propulsion and times completing a variety of tasks while operating ROVs can operate autonomously, remotely, or with a small crew and other underwater vehicles. As companies across off- onboard. Designers are currently assessing methanol fuel shore energy, oil and gas, and defense shift more towards for effciency and emissions reduction, alongside hydro- deep water environment and look for speed, effciency, gen, ammonia, and diesel options. and reliability in their projects, RSVs may represent the

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