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Remotely operated underwater vehicle

ROV at work in an underwater oil and gas field. The ROV is using a torque wrench to adjust a valve on a subsea structure.

A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV)[citation needed] or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other general tasks within the subsea oil and gas industry, military, scientific and other applications. ROVs can also carry tooling packages for undertaking specific tasks such as pull-in and connection of flexible flowlines and umbilicals, and component replacement.[1] They are often used to visit wrecks at great depths beyond the capacities of submersibles for research purposes, such as the Titanic, amongst others.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Expeditions to the Titanic Wreck Site". www.discovertitanic.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.

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