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Name Type of vehicle Country Depth
ABYSS Autonomous underwater vehicle Germany 6000
Argus Manned submersibles Russia 600
ASTERx Autonomous underwater vehicle France 3000
Autosub Autonomous underwater vehicle United Kingdom 1600
Autosub6000 Autonomous underwater vehicle United Kingdom 6000
AUV ISR Autonomous underwater vehicle Portugal 100
AUV Light Autonomous underwater vehicle Portugal 150
AWI-OFOS (Ocean Floor Observation System) Towed camera systems Germany
Bathysaurus Remote Operated Vehicles Norway 6000
Benthos Remote Operated Vehicles Greece 304
Bluefin 21 Autonomous underwater vehicle Germany 3000
BOX-CORER Corers Portugal
Bridget Towed vehicles with payload United Kingdom 0
CALYPSO CORER Corers Norway 6000
Caravela Autonomous surface craft Portugal 0
Carolyn Manned submersibles Turkey 60
C-Explorer Manned submersibles Netherlands 100
Cherokee Remote Operated Vehicles Germany 1000
COMSUB Manned submersibles United Kingdom 200
Curiousus-Sub Manned submersibles United Kingdom 180
Deep Ocean Eng. Phantom S2 Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 500
Deep Water Camera Towed camera systems Norway
Delfim Autonomous surface craft Portugal 0
DELFIMx Autonomous surface craft Portugal 0
DIAVOLO II Remote Operated Vehicles Bulgaria 500
Ecomapper AUV Autonomous underwater vehicle Spain 200
EDGETECH 512i Towed Combined Chirp/Sidescan Sonar Systems Portugal 100
Falcon Remote Operated Vehicles Italy 500
Falcon1256 Remote Operated Vehicles United Kingdom 350
Gavia Autonomous underwater vehicle Iceland 2000
H300 Remote Operated Vehicles Ireland 300
Hammerhead Autonomous underwater vehicle United Kingdom 100
Holland 1 Remote Operated Vehicles Ireland 3000
Hugin 3000 Autonomous underwater vehicle Norway 3000
Hyball Remote Operated Vehicles Poland 300
Infante Autonomous underwater vehicle Portugal 500
Isis Remote Operated Vehicles United Kingdom 6500
ISURUS Autonomous underwater vehicle Portugal 200
Jago Manned submersibles Germany 400
Kiel 6000 Remote Operated Vehicles Germany 6000
KLEIN MODEL 3000 DIGITAL SIDE SCAN SONAR Towed side scan sonars Bulgaria 1500
Liropus 2000 Remote Operated Vehicles Spain
Lula Manned submersibles Portugal 500
Luso Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 6000
Marius Autonomous underwater vehicle Portugal 600
Mauve Remote Operated Vehicles Belgium 300
Max Rover Remote Operated Vehicles Greece 2000
MeBo - Remotely Operated Drill Rig Other Germany
MESSOR Towed vehicles with payload Norway 3000
Minerva Remote Operated Vehicles Norway 700
MIR 1 Manned submersibles Russia 6000
MIR 2 Manned submersibles Russia 6000
Mitos Remote Operated Vehicles Greece 2000
MOCNESS Plankton sampling equipment Norway
Multichannel Seismic System Multichannel Seismic System Germany
Multichannel Seismic System Multichannel Seismic System Spain
Multichannel Seismic System Multichannel Seismic System Norway
Multichannel Seismic System Multichannel Seismic System Portugal
MULTICORER Corers Portugal
MULTISAMPLER Towed vehicles with payload Norway 2000
Nautile Manned submersibles France 6000
Ocean Bottom Hydrophones Bottom seismic instruments Germany
Ocean Bottom Seismometer Bottom seismic instruments Germany
Open Diving Bell Other Bulgaria 100
Osmotr Manned submersibles Russia 200
PC - 8 Manned submersibles Bulgaria 250
Perry Manned submersibles United Kingdom 300
Phantom 300 ROV Remote Operated Vehicles France 61
Phantom 500 Remote Operated Vehicles Belgium 150
Phantom S4 Remote Operated Vehicles Sweden 300
Phantom XTL Remote Operated Vehicles Sweden 150
Pisces Manned submersibles United Kingdom 600
Pisces IX Manned submersibles Russia 2000
Pisces VII Manned submersibles Russia 2000
Quest 5 Remote Operated Vehicles Germany 4000
Rauver Mk II Autonomous underwater vehicle United Kingdom 50
Remora 2000 Manned submersibles France 610
ROAZ Autonomous surface craft Portugal 0
ROAZ II Autonomous surface craft Portugal 0
Romeo Remote Operated Vehicles United Kingdom 500
Romeu Remote Operated Vehicles Italy 500
ROSETTE SAMPLER Towed vehicles with payload Portugal 6000
ROV Hyball 400 Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 400
ROV I Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 300
ROV II Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 200
ROVlatis Remote Operated Vehicles Ireland 1000
ROV PHOCA Remote Operated Vehicles Germany 3000
ROV Swordfish Remote Operated Vehicles Spain 650
ROV Vector M5 Remote Operated Vehicles Romania 1000
Saab Seaeye Falcon 12207 Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 1100
SAR Towed side scan sonars France 6000
SARA Autonomous underwater vehicle Italy 1000
SCAMPI Towed camera systems France 6000
Seabotix LBV Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 150
Seabotix LBV300S-6 Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 300
Seaeye 600 DT Remote Operated Vehicles Poland 200
SEAL Autonomous underwater vehicle Germany 5000
Shallow Water AUV Autonomous underwater vehicle Spain 200
SHRIMP Towed camera systems United Kingdom 6000
Sinka Remote Operated Vehicles United Kingdom 10
Sub Atlantic Cherokee Remote Operated Vehicles Belgium 2000
SubFigher 7500 Remote Operated Vehicles Norway 500
Super Achille 1000 Remote Operated Vehicles France 1000
Super Achilles Remote Operated Vehicles Greece 1000
Super Achilles 2000 Remote Operated Vehicles France 2000
Taipan 2 Autonomous underwater vehicle France 160
Taurus Manned submersibles United Kingdom 400
Thetis Manned submersibles Greece 610
Tobi Towed side scan sonars United Kingdom 6000
Towed body VD500-E Towed vehicles with payload Norway 1500
ULISAR Autonomous underwater vehicle Turkey 200
Victor 6000 Remote Operated Vehicles France 6000
Videoray Remote Operated Vehicles Portugal 150
Video Ray Remote Operated Vehicles Croatia 150
Vortex Remote Operated Vehicles France 50
Wrex Remote Operated Vehicles United Kingdom 300