Fall pipe ROV tested for DEME rock placement vessel

Offshore staff

NUMANSDORP, the Netherlands — Seatools has completed factory acceptance tests for a fall pipe ROV developed for DEME’s new Yellowstone subsea rock installation vessel.

The ROV’s DP system is designed to support precision rock installation in any water depth or operational conditions, Seatools said, using the company’s multi-core processing technology to manage the data and algorithms associated with dynamic positioning.

Other features include an integrated rotator, which enables offsetting of the ROV’s heading relative to the vessel heading for optimization purposes, improving the workability of rock installation operations while saving power compared to conventional fall pipe ROVs.

12.06.2023