SeaView performs inspections to 5800'

August 4th and 5th 2005 --

Quincy, MA: Over a two day project in August, SeaView Systems completed two of their longest pipeline inspections to date.

On sub-contract to J.F. White Contracting Co. for the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, SeaView deployed their in-house developed Long Distance Remotely Operated Vehicle (LDROV) to inspect three emergency outfall lines.

Mobilizing onto location was simple with all equipment stowed in SeaView's small 10' x5' air-conditioned trailer. This simplicity allowed SeaView to minimize mobilization expense to their client by inspecting all three lines from one onshore location. Three inspections were performed in total running out to distances of 5800ft, 5600ft and 1400ft.

Each inspection was performed by recording 3 channels of video to DVD along with continuous profiling sonar data. The location of the LDROV was constantly monitored and recorded along with the video as a text overlay and to hard-disk for later report generation. Upon the return trip stationary profiling screenshots were recorded at 100ft intervals giving a through condition assessment of each of the three lines.

SeaView now has the capability to perform inspections of flooded conduits of less then 20" diameter out to 8000'. With prior notice, discrete restrictions as small as 16" can also be negotiated.