Underwater Inspection

Underwater ROV Services UK

Water Authorities, Insurance Companies, Harbour Authorities,
and Environmental Services Take Note:

Do you need a simple underwater inspection, but
because of the latest health and safety laws require you
to us commercially trained divers with a stand-by diver and
full support team that can charge upwards of £1000 per day?

Now you can save a fortune on underwater inspection
corrosion, erosion or damage assessment without the super
high costs of a full team of divers and support.

This facility is on your doorstep.....Call Southwest Micro ROVs
for a free consultation on Mobile 07884 - 365375

(Located in Southwest England - Available to Travel)

Alternatively contact by email Click Here

Designed uniquely, especially for accessing awkward and otherwise inaccessible areas to clearly reveal damage or defects. A breakthrough tool for underwater inspection Videoray ROV has vertical and horizontal thrusters, and is neutrally buoyant giving excellent manoeuvrability. It's size is approximately 300mm long and 250mm in diameter which makes it more compact compared with other remotely operated vehicles. Videoray is a tethered submersible craft that can operate at a depth of 150 metres and provides excellent high gain colour, quality video that can be recorded and can be kept for future reference.

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Suitable for all underwater inspection fresh water or sea water, and numerous other applications, damage inspection for insurance companies, environmental, insurance, pre-disturbance archaeological surveys and assessments, search, salvage and recovery, waterboard water tank inspections, pipeline inspection, reservoir inspection, harbours survey, hull inspection clearance and recovery, dock gate inspections, piling inspection, offshore structures, bridge inspection and many aspects of police search,location, underwater security and recoveries.
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Operated by experienced professional diver, camera man with RN/RAF and offshore engineering background. This mini remote control underwater vehicle is the most effective, safest and economical way to carry out subsea inspection work today.

Southwest micro ROVs are available for rapid mobilization and deployment in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Sommerset, Hampshire, Bristol, Cardiff and others if required with minimal operating space needed.

Mobile by road or sea, operational from Shore, Vehicle,
clients vessel or our 35' survey vessel Tiburon.

Underwater ROV Structure video inspections

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Recently completed a ground breaking underwater inspection survey in Falmouth docks in Cornwall locating and identifying underwater anomalies exposed by sidescan and magnetometer.

It was considered far more economical, more productive and safer than hiring in a 4 man commercial dive team.

The ROV found each anomaly with ease, handling spring tides in the channel, obtaining clear footage enabling easy identification of every target and more.

Remotely Operated Vehicle (R.O.V.) Micro Specialists inspection work. Sending back Hi colour images viewed on several monitors for engineers dissemination, continuous recording of high quality video and still images.

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Southwest Micro ROV is run by commercial diver cameraman David McBride, after several years in the Royal Navy, and offshore now runs Tiburon, 35' fast offshore survey/diving vessel.

Underwater inspection equipment UK

Videoray ROV does not only out perform divers on cost but does not suffer the problem of depth or major limitation of decompression it just keeps on working, reduces a job that might take weeks to a matter of days.

Used in both UK and the USA by the police, coastguard, military, Television companies, and the offshore industry. Southwest Micro ROV Services are ready for immediate mobilization in several packages on a day rate. Mobile by road operating from Vehicle for dockside and inshore inspection or search & recovery.

Available Options

Mobile by road operational from vehicle.
Mobile by road to board your vessel, for underwater inspection work.
Mobile by sea, includes hire of Tiburon with her onboard set-up and monitors.

Freelance ROV or Videoray operator only, your company may own one but not have a reliable operator,

Any other configuration you require, for optimum results, please call 01720 423162 to discuss your requirements.

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