DroneQ Robotics and Mark Offshore strike deal on the latter’s new fleet addition ‘R/V Mintis’

Mark Offshore manages and operates the DP1 ROV Support and Survey vessel. DroneQ Robotics now has the exclusive rights to deploy the vessel for its own projects, Intertek projects, and third-party projects.

DroneQ Robotics has made a strategic decision to deploy the Mintis as ROV Support and Survey Vessel, offering the platform as a combination of vessel, ROV equipment and services, and drone equipment and services. Mark Offshore and DroneQ Robotics have already collaborated for many years, and have built a strong relationship based on mutual trust.

Mark Offshore, specialised in maritime consultancy, vessel brokerage & management, and subsea support services, has recently taken a new step by handling the management and operations of the multi-functional research and survey vessel R/V Mintis for its owners, Klaipeda University from Lithuania.

New ROV systems on board:

• The powerful X-SV, OCROV Class I ROV system (2026) rated for 350 m working depth with 4K inspection camera, 4K electronic pan-tilt 220° hemispheric panoramic camera, 4.5 knots speed, DVL, built-in adjustable Obstacle Detection and Avoidance system, USBL, imaging sonar, Side Scan Sonar, UT and CP probes, underwater cavitation cleaning system, water sampling system and a 2-function gripper system.
• The advanced Argus Rover, OCROV Class II ROV system (2025) with WCROV capabilities rated for 1000 m working depth, advanced station keeping system with Sonardyne SPRINT-NAV INS + DVL, USBL, subsea 3D imaging capabilities powered by Voyis Discovery Stereo with VSLAM technology, imaging sonar, UT, CP and FMD NDT probes, onboard High Pressure and Flexiclean underwater cleaning systems, and a HydroLek 5600 manipulator skid (50 kgs lifting capacity at full reach). The 3D system comes with a luxurious 20 ft Control Room/Workshop DNV certified Offshore container and a 10 ft Winch DNV certified Offshore Container.

In addition, R/V Mintis will be equipped with industrial Maritime Inspection Drones, designed to take-off and land on vessels at open sea, for Offshore Wind turbine and Offshore Oil and Gas installation aerial inspections.

John Troch, Co-founder of DroneQ Robotics and Director Marine Services: “The partnership with Mark Offshore and this vessel is a big leap forward in the growth of DroneQ Robotics in general, and our Advanced Unmanned Robotics Services, AURS, proposition for the offshore market in particular! The market is beginning to realize that Big, Bigger, Biggest is not always the best solution.”

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