Seabed Excavator
GENERAL
| Depth rating | 3000 m |
| Power pack | 380 kW |
| Speed forward | 1 + knots |
| Speed lateral | 1 + knots |
| Weight (Subsea) | Approx: 12 t |
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
The Seabed Excavator is a multipurpose subsea tool carrier and dredging vehicle capable of working at 3000 m water depth. It features a Teledyne PDS Excavator Monitoring System (EMS) and a custom designed ejector. The system is developed and operated by Swire Seabed.
Working areas for the Seabed Excavator:
- Excavating and dredging
- Decommissioning
- Removal/relocation of drill cutting and rock dumping
- Loading of cargo into baskets
- Removal and recovery of subsea structures
- Cutting and grinding
- Handling of cargo from ship wrecks
- Seabed sampling
- Spud can operations
- Subsea drills well centers
- Scour protections