A crawling remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for cleaning and/or inspecting hulls is provided. The ROV comprises an electrically-driven, on-board hydraulic power unit (HPU). The ROV may further comprise support means for providing adhesion and traction on a hull. The support means may comprise one or a plurality of magnetic members; the or each member comprising an elastomeric coating or pad which contacts a hull in use. A steel crawling ROV having tracks comprising magnet blocks and having electrical power provided by an umbilical cable is disclosed. A crawling ROV having support means for providing adhesion and traction on a hull and formed from a plurality of magnetic members with an elastomeric coating is also disclosed


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    Title :

    Improvements in or relating to ROVs


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-02-10


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen



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