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Benthic Lander

Seafloor lander for deploying instruments at depths as great as 6000 m, recovered via a redundant dual acoustic release system.

Description

The Benthic Lander deploys instruments to the seafloor at depths as great as 6000 meters. It uses a dual acoustic release system for redundancy; on activation the ballast pack drops and the positively buoyant assembly ascends to the surface. It is suitable for shallow and deep water but is not designed for trawl resistance.

Key features

  • Depth rating to 6000 m
  • Dual acoustic release system for redundancy
  • Base frame in 5000 series marine aluminum
  • Recovery buoy of DeepTec® solid syntactic foam with abrasion-resistant polyurethane elastomer coating
  • Additional framework in electropolished 316 stainless steel

Specifications

Depth rating6000 m

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