Victor 6000
Victor 6000 is a remote-controlled, wired diving vehicle that was developed by the French Institute Ifremer for oceanographic research tasks . It has the dimensions 3.1 × 1.8 × 2.1 m and weighs 4 tons. The submersible vehicle is supplied via a 8,500 m long cable and canoperateat a depth of up to 6,000 m with a maximum speed of 1.5 knots ; Depending on the task, it is equipped with different instruments.
Victor 6000 has a zoomable main camera and two auxiliary cameras as well as five additional cameras for control . Eight headlights with a total output of 5 kW are used for lighting. Two gripping arms with a maximum lifting capacity of 100 kg enable the targeted placement of measuring devices on the seabed. Sensors provide information about the diving status, inclination, diving depth and log , and there is also an underwater microphone for sound recording . A 70 liter container is used for taring , the pump of which can generate a pressure of 600 bar with a delivery rate of 2 l / min.
Sampling module with its elements
Victor 6000 has a sampling module with the following elements:
- three manipulable temperature sensors
- A teat for taking 8 fauna samples
- Sampling pumps for water samples (19 × 200 ml)
- Titanium syringes (4 × 740 ml)
- Sediment core drill (d = 53 mm, l = 400 mm)
- 6 disposable markers
- mobile trolley with a volume of 0.6 m³
- Tongs with shovels
- Box with emptying device
The submersible vehicle will be used on the German research vessel Polarstern and on the French research vessel Pourquoi Pas? used.