ROV KIEL 6000

The ROV KIEL 6000 is a remotely operated vehicle build by Schilling Robotics, Davis, California. It's in possession of the German GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. It has been designed for certain scientific tasks with a max. operational depth of 6000m (19685 feet). It is electrically powered and directly linked to the operating ship via the deep-sea glass fiber cable. It can be operated from ships of opportunity which fulfill certain requirements such as deck space and stability, power supply, dynamic positioning and crane/winch capacities.

ROV KIEL 6000 is used within multidisciplinary scientific projects such as the Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" and for the installation and maintenance of ocean observatories.