Argos ROV inspects floating wind turbine moorings offshore France

Forssea Robotics has completed an underwater survey of a Floatgen floating wind turbine moored 12 nautical miles offshore the Le Croisic coast, western France.

The location is part of the SEM-REV sea test site operated by the École Centrale de Nantes.

Forssea developed a special survey skid for the Argos ROV under a partnership with Sulmara Subsea, which provided survey and positioning services during the ROV operation.

The main goals of the subsea survey were to visually confirm the integrity of the mooring lines and dynamic umbilical system; and to assess marine growth on the top chains, in-line and suspended clump weights, chain-to-nylon-rope connections, nylon buoys, spring buoys, bottom chains, and anchors.

Forssea plans to start deployments of its smart ROV for offshore wind farms in the next few months, having proven the Argos ROV’s autonomous survey capabilities last year.

In addition, the company is developing digital capabilities for offshore wind farm mission management and visual inspection.

Source: Offshore Magazine