Ægir6000 (ROV)
NorMaR - Norwegian Marine Robotics Facility with Remotely Operated Vehicle ÆGIR6000
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Hovedinnhold
This new ROV was funded through a Research Council of Norway (RCN) large infrastructure grant. It was officially launched 1st July 2015. Within deep sea research at UiB, Ægir6000 is the primary tool for exploring, sampling and deploying instruments and experiments at deep sea study areas - including the ice covered parts of the Arctic Ocean. With camera systems on both the TMS and the ROV itself, Ægir6000 is capable of sending unique footage to itself in action in the deep sea.Briefly, Ægir6000 is:- a work-class ROV specially equipped for science with samplers and sensors- sufficiently powered to operate seafloor drilling systems and to install and maintain seafloor observatories - designed for operation from both RVs G.O. Sars and Kronprins Haakon- deployed together with a 1000m+ tether management system (TMS)