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Compact Recoverable Ocean Mooring Buoy

Model C-ROM

C-ROM subsurface mooring flotation collar with polyethylene shell and syntactic foam core that protects instruments mounted inside it.

Description

The Compact Recoverable Ocean Mooring Buoy (C-ROM) is a subsurface mooring flotation collar with integral mounting hardware, a polyethylene shell and DeepTec® syntactic foam core. Instruments mount inside the inner diameter for protection. The C-ROM inverts at the surface so release transducers stay in the water for acoustic ranging while tracking beacons are above water.

Key features

  • Standard hardware kits for popular acoustic releases, ADCPs, beacons, flashers, CTDs and profilers
  • Larger C-ROM Plus version for more buoyancy
  • Originally designed by Bedford Institute of Oceanography and sold by ROMOR Ocean Solutions, with DeepWater Buoyancy manufacturing the float
  • DeepWater Buoyancy secured international manufacturing and sales rights in 2025

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