Global Marine Systems launched Predator, a new Inspection class ROV, at HydroVision International in Charlotte, N.C., the world’s largest gathering of hydro professionals. Global Marine, the Chelmsford UK-based company, has been involved in the business of laying subsea cables for more than 150 years and has applied its engineering know-how to both the advancement of and investment in ROV technologies. Predator is a new modular, 300m rated inspection class ROV system, which is being manufactured and brought to market by Global Marine.
Designed to be a highly portable system, which can be easily deployed in almost any type of setting from the back of a small boat, to a pier or a bridge, Predator targest use areas such asthe inspection of submarine cables, pipelines, turbine foundations, bridges, seawalls, general seabed and harbour and inland waterway inspection, search and rescue as well as military applications.
The ROV is suited for a broad range of observation and inspection tasks in waters up to 300m, and has been developed to meet the ever demanding markets for rugged and reliable underwater sensing, viewing and data gathering systems. Its modular design means that Predator can support multiple add-ons giving customers a near-customised experience without the cost and on-staff engineering expertise usually required to operate such systems.
“Predator is the next phase in the expansion of our ROV facility in Portland, UK and will help to further fill the gap that exists in the market for flexible, cost effective equipment along with trained ROV personnel,” said Gabriel Ruhan, CEO, Global Marine Systems. “We believe that the long-term expansion of the marine engineering and services industry in the UK requires that constant innovation. We are very interested in playing a part in the development of a new generation of highly-skilled subsea engineering jobs across our market sectors and specifically in this case, the field of ROVs.”