Patent ID: 7597811
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: B63B,E02B,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the recovery of polluting chemicals disposed on the bed of a body of water having a surface, or within the body beneath the surface, comprising: a submersible work unit operative to be positioned within the body of water, below the surface, and adjacent to and above the polluting chemicals; a system operative to control the position of the work unit within the body of water; an elongated pipe having a first end supported adjacent to the work unit and a second end disposed at a remote location; a nozzle attached to the second end of the pipe, operative to serve as an entry into the pipe for the polluting chemicals; a pump for drawing polluting chemicals from the second end of the pipe to the first end; a vessel on the surface of the body of water operative to receive and/or process the recovered polluting chemicals.