ROV Pipeline Investigations Pushing 10,000ft mark

British Columbia, Canada January 25, 2007:  

A milestone in tunnel inspection services was set in January when Can-Dive Construction hired Michigan based ROV services company SeaView Systems, Inc. to perform a 9000ft investigation of a hydro electric intake tunnel in a mountainous region near the popular ski destination, Whistler.  

The intake tunnel required that the ROV be operated through both long horizontal and vertical shafts with a minimum diameter of 6 feet.  The project required a compact vehicle with both long distance pull capacity and the ability to work at depths in excess of 250m.

SeaView Systems’ 1000 meter rated Seaeye Falcon DR fitted with an in-house developed external power supply was demonstrated to be fit for the task when it completed the full 9000ft investigation and identified the points of concern within the tunnel to the owner.

Despite having a 600ft vertical shaft with two hard 90 degree bends, the investigation almost doubled the previous maximum penetration distance record for a Seaeye Falcon.