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Vigilant enabled, the VICTA DDU

Combining cutting-edge hull design, composite material construction and an advanced control system, the company’s VICTA class DDU offers the speed and endurance of a long-range insertion craft (LRIC) with the stealth and capacity of a swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV). The team behind it has extensive operational experience and the result is a first-of-kind, fly-by-wire craft …

Unique Group adds Sonardyne Ranger 2 systems to its US Gulf of Mexico rental pool

Underwater positioning technology from Sonardyne Inc. has been chosen by leading integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider, Unique Group, to enhance the company’s offering for its energy sector customers working in the US Gulf of Mexico. Two Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) positioning systems, complete with HPT 5000 transceivers and survey-room hardware and software, will …

Sonardyne’s Vigilant sonar to provide critical hazard avoidance for new diver delivery system

Underwater obstacle avoidance technology from maritime defence and security specialist Sonardyne International Ltd. has been chosen for a new design diver delivery unit (DDU) being built by SubSea Craft. Sonardyne’s Vigilant forward looking sonar (FLS) will provide a critical hazard avoidance capability for the crew and embarked divers of the VICTA Class DDU when navigating …

Subsea asset monitoring – intelligence delivered

Author: Stephen Auld, Global Business Manager, Subsea Asset Monitoring As I’ve set out in the previous two blogs (Wireless Intelligence Made Easy and 21st Century Data Collection) in this three-part series, when you want to understand the fatigue life or integrity of your subsea systems you need two main elements. One is a way to accurately …

Subsea asset monitoring – 21st century data collection

Author: Stephen Auld, Global Business Manager, Subsea Asset Monitoring In my last blog, the first in a three-part series, I looked at how our 6G enabled SMART and AMT acoustic hardware can provide the information you need to understand both high and low frequency movement of your subsea assets’ integrity and fatigue life. These sensors …

Subsea pipeline monitoring – wireless intelligence made easy

Author: Stephen Auld, Global Business Manager, Subsea Asset MonitoringPart 2Part 3 Globally, the installed base of subsea production pipelines and flowlines continues to grow. As well as increasing in number they’re being installed in harder to reach places, in deeper waters, in harsher conditions and with more challenging fluids and gases passing through them. Whether …

Sonardyne positioning systems chosen for Brazilian geoscience research vessels

Brazilian geoscience services company OceanPact Geociências has chosen deep water positioning technology from Sonardyne Brasil Ltda. to support its geophysical, geotechnical and environmental research operations across the region. Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) systems have been installed on board OceanPact’s research vessel Seward Johnson and RSV Austral Abrolhos to precisely track the location of underwater …