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DeepWater Buoyancy Equipment

Trawl-Resistant Bottom Mounts

Model AL-200, AL-500

AL-200 and AL-500 trawl-resistant bottom mounts protecting seabed instruments, with acoustic-release recovery pods for depths up to 1000 m.

Description

The AL-200 and AL-500 Trawl-Resistant Bottom Mounts (TRBMs) protect instrumentation where trawling is a concern. A buoyant recovery pod holding the instruments is ejected from the base by a user-supplied acoustic release and trails a Spectra recovery line attached to the base, so the aluminum base can then be winched aboard. Disposable concrete bases are also offered.

Key features

  • Acoustic recoverable systems for deployment depths up to 1000 m
  • High-impact DeepTec® syntactic foam and 5000 series aluminum
  • Adjustable lead ballast to tailor in-water weight
  • Double-axis gimbal inside the recovery pod
  • Deployable by free-fall, diver or ROV

Specifications

Depthup to 1000 m (acoustic recoverable systems)
ConstructionDeepTec® syntactic foam, 5000 series aluminum

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