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Wreck
Survey
Proven in the wreck of
the USS Arizona, a B-29 airplane, and
in the search for the Space Shuttle Columbia
debris, as well as many other not so famous
surveys the VideoRay is an ideal tool
for surveys and searches.
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The
Benefit
The Complete Packag
ready to Mobilize |
Small,
rapid and efficient mobilisation
and deployment, small footprint
(The entire system weighs less than 70 pounds
and packs neatly in two rolling
Pelican cases that can be carried in a car
trunk or helicopter, or checked as airline
baggage and transported by one
person) makes the SubNet Services VideoRay
ROV offshore inspection package and attachments
such as a Thickness Gauge extremely
cost effective, for those quick
one off jobs, or even feasible now as a
low cost permanent stand by service. |
Quick
Hire
SubNet
can hire the system with or without Operators
who may if required also be CSWIP Inspection
Qualified.
Attachments
for Metal Thickness Readings, Sonar and
Mapping Software.
High Resolution Camera
DVD Picture, Position and Depth Recording
- Engineer Talkover |
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the SubNet VideoRay and mapping
software SubNet are able to survey underwater
objects and areas. Recording coordinates
to a visual map with the exact
locations of objects, damage or search completed
areas to enable easy return to those exact
mapped locations at any time.
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Live High Quality Video
Direct from the ROV
While also mapping and recording coordinates
to computer, findings are overlayed to
computer drawings
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Example
VideoRay ROV, the 8-pound swimming
video camera, was a key tool during the internal
survey of the sunken USS Arizona WWII battleship
in Pearl Harbor, HI. Sized slightly larger than
a shoe box, VideoRay ROV sneaked through portholes,
air ducts, manholes, and openings created by
bomb blasts to bring back data and images from
the USS Arizona's interior. VideoRay ROVs continued
explorations of the USS Arizona, USS Utah, and
other submerged structures in Pearl Harbor tended
by the National Park Service.
VideoRay Vice President Bob Christ worked with
the National Geographic Society and the National
Park Service to survey the structural integrity
of the rapidly disintegrating interior and locate
the source of oil leaking since WWII. Tiny and
maneuverable, VideoRay ROV was identified as
the only piece of equipment that would be small
enough not to disturb the archeological integrity
of the wreck and fit into even the most confined
places.
"I flew the ROV into the cabin," Christ
said. "I could see the writing on the paper
diagrams on the desk and was able to gently
set the VideoRay down for a closer look."
The thrust of the 8-pound sub was so slight
that it did not stir up sediment that would
impair visibility. Unlike a diver's fins, the
submersible's small thrusters did not disturb
fragile items exposed to the elements. At one
point as Christ "flew" the VideoRay
down a hallway in the USS Arizona, he was accompanied
by a survivor from the Arizona disaster who
was watching the monitor from the monument.
"I couldn't help but get a lump in my throat
watching this man," said Christ. "He
was revisiting another ERA in time through the
eyes of the VideoRay."
National Geographic magazine included the story
of the legendary battleship and showed the VideoRay
ROV exploring the internal staterooms and structures
of the USS Arizona. The photos captured by National
Geographic of the USS Arizona are among the
first pictures inside of the battleship since
1943.
SubNet
Services can hire the VideoRay system and attachments
with or without experienced Key skilled operators
for any project anywhere in the world. |
