Unmanned robotics services provider DroneQ Robotics and offshore support and vessel management Mark Offshore have struck a deal on the latter’s new fleet addition ‘R/V Mintis’. Mark Offshore manages and operates the DP1 ROV Support & Survey vessel. DroneQ Robotics now has the exclusive rights to deploy the vessel for its own projects, Intertek projects, and third-party projects.  

DroneQ Robotics has made a strategic decision to deploy the Mintis as ROV Support & Survey Vessel, offering the platform as a combination of vessel, ROV equipment and services, and drone equipment and services. Mark Offshore and DroneQ Robotics have already collaborated for many years, and have built a strong relationship based on mutual trust.

Mark Offshore, specialized in maritime consultancy, vessel brokerage & management, and subsea support services, has recently taken a new step by handling the management and operations of the multi-functional research and survey vessel R/V Mintis for its owners, Klaipėda University from Lithuania.

New ROV systems on board:

  • The powerful X-SV, OCROV Class I ROV system (2026) rated for 350m working depth with 4K inspection camera, 4K electronic pan-tilt 220° hemispheric panoramic camera, 4.5 knots speed, DVL, built-in adjustable Obstacle Detection & Avoidance system, USBL, imaging sonar, Side Scan Sonar, UT and CP probes, underwater cavitation cleaning system, water sampling system and a 2-function gripper system.
  • The advanced Argus Rover, OCROV Class II ROV system (2025) with WCROV capabilities rated for 1000m working depth, advanced station keeping system with Sonardyne SPRINT-NAV INS + DVL, USBL, subsea 3D imaging capabilities powered by Voyis Discovery Stereo with VSLAM technology, imaging sonar, UT, CP and FMD NDT probes, onboard High Pressure and Flexiclean underwater cleaning systems, and a HydroLek 5600 manipulator skid (50 kgs lifting capacity at full reach). The 3D system comes with a luxurious 20ft Control Room/Workshop DNV certified Offshore container and a 10ft Winch DNV certified Offshore Container.

In addition, R/V Mintis will be equipped with industrial Maritime Inspection Drones, designed to take-off and land on vessels at open sea, for Offshore Wind turbine and Offshore Oil & Gas installation aerial inspections.

Source: DroneQ

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