ROV

abbreviation

1. remotely operated vehicle

Example Sentences

Only when the team deployed the ROV Kiel 6000 did the unusual features of the site become clear.

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After narrowing down the possible area for the fault, the operation moves to the ROV team.

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Built like a bulldozer, the ROV, weighing 9.5 tonnes, is lowered under water from the ship where it is guided down to the ocean floor.

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The ROV's three cameras allow the team onboard to look for the precise location of faults as it moves to the ocean bed.

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Once found, the ROV cuts the affected part using its two arms, then ties it to a rope that is dragged back to the ship.

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