6000 m ISE Explorer AUV Sold to COMRA

PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia - Sept. 18, 2018 - PRLog -- International Submarine Engineering Ltd. (ISE) announced today the sale of the latest ISE Explorer AUV to China Ocean Mineral Resource R&D Association (COMRA). This ISE Explorer AUV is the first rated for operations at 6000 m depth.

The modular design of the ISE Explorer enables it to carry multiple payloads in its spacious, swappable, and customizable payload section including Multibeam Echosounders, Sidescan Sonars, Sub-bottom Profilers, Synthetic Aperture Sonars, High Definition Cameras and Laser Systems, CTDs and chemical sensors, or any combination of AUV payloads.  Additional battery sections can be added to extend the endurance from 24 hours up to 72 hours.

The ISE Explorer AUV has a proven track record of offshore operational success with customers from Asia, Europe, Australia, the US, and Canada.  The manoeuvrability of the ISE Explorer is unmatched in industry and allows the vehicle to make tight turns, avoid obstacles, and dive steeply.   This manoeuvrability, combined with the vehicles high survey speed and 3 hour turnaround time on deck, allows the ISE Explorer to cover more ground, collect more data, and offer customers more survey efficiency than the competition.

International Submarine Engineering Ltd. (ISE)

ISE is headquartered just outside Vancouver, with an Atlantic office located in Halifax, Canada.  ISE designs and manufactures advanced underwater systems and robotics. Since its founding in 1974, ISE has delivered hundreds of subsea vehicles of various types, in addition to over 400 robotic manipulators, to more than 20 countries.

The ISE family of vehicles include AUVs, ROVs, specialized UUVs, Submersibles, Semi-submersibles, Mine Countermeasure (MCM) systems, and customized marine technology for Naval, Science, Environmental, and Offshore Energy Markets.

For more information on ISE products and services, please contact us at info@ise.bc.ca and visit our website at www.ise.bc.ca.