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April 3, 2007 - Acergy Readies First Schilling UHD ROVs For Deployment




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Date: March 26, 2007
Organization: Hydroacoustics, Inc.
Hydroacoustics, Inc. signs Distribution Agreement with RUCO

Hydroacoustics Inc. (HAI), developers of the all-new Proteus ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle), are pleased to announce that it has signed RUCO LTD, of Aberdeen, Scotland, as its exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom.

The Proteus ROV is the first vehicle designed and manufactured by HAI and it represents the latest technology in underwater exploration The Proteus is perfect for a wide range of applications including; law enforcement, underwater search and rescue, high-risk security operations, marine archaeology and many other commercial inspection projects.

 

The vehicle, powered by an onboard battery, has an open architecture design enabling the owner to define their own ROV capabilities by adding only those options required for the mission. A joystick connected to a Laptop PC, which displays the video and telemetry data, controls the ROV. There are two basic models, the Proteus 500 and the Proteus 1000, the model numbers relating to the depth rating in feet of each model.

 

RUCO Limited, launched in August 2003, is a supplier of equipment and software developed specifically for the marine market covering a range of sectors including; offshore oil and gas; ports and harbors; environmental surveys; oceanographic investigations, marine archeaeology, search and rescue as well as diving and ROV inspection operations.

 

Raymond Ruth, RUCO Director, said, “The Proteus is just what our customers are looking for and combined with HAI’s incredible engineering I believe it will prove to be a very reliable and successful vehicle.”

 

George Gazarek, Hydroacoustics CEO said “We met Raymond at the Underwater Intervention Show in January down in New Orleans and believe RUCO is perfectly situated in the marine sector to aid our penetration of the European market.”

Hydroacoustics Inc. (HAI), based in Henrietta New York state U.S.A., is a world leading underwater engineering company specializing the manufacture of unique high power, broadband, low frequency underwater acoustic sources based on continuous wave and impulsive source technology; single and Multipulse™ Air Gun Systems, Marine Vibrator Units and the latest technology in underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
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