According to information published on May 14, 2021, French Company ECA Group delivers a highly equipped H800 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to the Geneva navigation police to support their underwater Search And Rescue operations.
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ECA Group's H800 is an Observation and light-duty Work Class ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle. (Picture source ECA Group)
The navigation police of Geneva is a Swiss government body in charge of the safety on and around Lake Geneva. In order to enhance their underwater survey activities such as Search & Rescue, an inspection of wrecks and recovery of objects, the Geneva Navigation Police was looking for a compact and powerful ROV capable of operating underwater in an environment with poor visibility.
ECA Group's H800 is an Observation and light-duty Work Class ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle). Particularly suitable for subsea observation, inspection to light underwater works, ECA GROUP's H800 Remotely Operated Vehicles allows to carry out any subsea missions down to 1000 m sea depth. Man-portable, it is the most powerful ROV of its class.
This portable solution is designed with a configurable and modular architecture making it very easy to equip and maintain. Offering high capabilities in both viewing and sonar systems, it can be fitted with a wide range of sensors and manipulator arms to optimize underwater operations. Embedded with powerful thrusters, this solution can operate by bad sea conditions or strong currents.
This H800 is equipped with 6 DC thrusters (4x horizontal, vectored and 2x vertical) securing velocity performance, reliability and very low need for maintenance while offering high maneuvering capabilities.
The H800 ROV is equipped with a high-performance viewing system thanks to an HD color zoom camera combined with strong LED lights and mounted on a full Pan/Tilt unit, providing high-resolution imagery.
Thanks to its open-frame design, H800 is modular and can easily be equipped with a wide range of sonars, manipulator arms, tools, and different types of sensors. It can provide additional 3D data for mapping or measurement purposes.
H800 ROV can be customized according to your needs with a large range of optional payloads and configurations. It has a lifting capacity of 25 kg when equipped with one of ECA Group’s 5 functions electric manipulator arm.
