Search & Rescue (SAR) and Security

The visibility at the port varies according to the tide, and movement of large ships. On that day the visibility on the bottom was approx. four feet. We processed the video back at our office after the training was completed using our Lyyn T-38, yeilding the results seen in the video.

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Until now remote operated technology has been used to recover drowning victims, not rescue. If the victim can be rescued from the water within 90 minutes there is a good chance that the residual oxygen in their body will keep them alive without permanent damage to vital organs.
The UK Fire & Rescue has the ability to be on location in [...]

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Underwater surveillance technology
Marine camera, integrated software offer improved underwater surveillance, security
Published 3 June 2010
Underwater surveillance is one of the more difficult tasks for security personnel; darkness, humidity, murkiness, low temperature all make it difficult for camera equipment to capture clear images of elements in water; a new marine camera with integrated software offers a solution.
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Over the years SeaBotix and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has collaborated on the design and development of a set of systems that were in need by the Swedish Armed Forces’ EOD unit.  The requirement for the systems was the need to have a ROV ability to survey underwater environments in order to localize explosive [...]

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This series of video-clips were taken by ECA’s K-Ster ROV during trials. The K-Ster is a low-cost, easy to launch, one-shot mine disposal vehicle.

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