THE SEATREPID STORY
In June 2006 SeaTrepid moved its headquarters from Pennsylvania to Louisiana in order to get closer to the action. Since then, things have continued to accelerate. In 2007, SeaTrepid constructed its purpose-built facility in Robert, Louisiana to develop larger ROVs and match the changing market. Under the mantra of ‘Doing more with less’, SeaTrepid is now in charge of a fleet of over 30 small to light work class ROVs, alongside a pipeline division (Remote Inspection Technologies) that specializes in robotic inline inspection systems. This in addition to running remote sensing for assessing pipeline depth of burial both on and offshore. Then in 2015, SeaTrepid was approached by a British entrepreneur with a passion for Ocean exploration and a simple question ‘Why does no one operate more than one AUV per host vessel?’ Underlying his question was a desire to transform the industry based on the concept that if you could double, triple, or even quadruple the work product per unit of vessel time, costs would be lowered and results delivered faster than ever thought possible. If he was right the impact for our customers and the wider offshore industry in the form of increased efficiency and cost savings would be incredible. The quality of SeaTrepid’s people and experience led to an invitation to join the Briton, and his company Ocean Infinity, in his quest and thus SeaTrepid DeepSea was born. With the addition to the team of Swire Seabed from Bergen, Norway,
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