ECA Group delivers H800 ROV to Beachcomber's hotels in Polynesia for SWAC undersea structures mainte

The Beachcomber group owns two luxury hotels in the Tahiti surroundings, one in Bora-Bora atoll and the renowned Brando hotel (owned by Marlo Brando) in Tetiora atoll. Both hotels are equipped with a Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) system, using seawater pumped at 860m depth at 3°C temperature as a cooling source, thus reducing by 80% the electricity consumption for the hotel air conditioning. Such complex underwater system requires on-going maintenance with tools able to perform tasks at this depth. 

ECA Group proposed with success to the Beachcomber group its H800-INS ROV and it will be used as a key tool for the maintenance of Beachcomer's hotels SWAC systems.

Besides, this H800 being the sole ROV able to operate at 1000m depth in Polynesia, it will be further used as a maintenance tool for the underwater structures to be completed in Polynesia, such as a domestic internet cable network, and the  SWAC system of the public hospital.

ECA Group's H800-INS Observation Class ROV and light duty work system is speciffically designed for subsea observation, inspection and surveillance in strong currents and  shallow waters. It can reach a depth up to 1000 m. Modular and easily configured it is equipped with a wide range of sonar, manipulator arms and tools and any type of sensors.

This Remotely Operated Vehicles system was delivered in spring 2017, further to training and sea trials which were conducted in the Mediterranean sea, where it was immersed in shallow water and extensive functional tests were conducted in presence of the client. These sea trials, performed within the commissioning procedure, allowed to check the ROV specifications and also served as a complement to the training program.

This project enabled to demonstrate ECA Group's ability to run with success various types of underwater missions.