Patent ID: 7765947
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of deploying OBS units from a marine vessel into the water, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing a plurality of containers arranged in a first storage location on the deck of said marine vessel; b. providing a plurality of OBS units in said plurality of containers disposed in said first storage location; c. providing an overhead gantry crane disposed on said deck; d. utilizing said overhead gantry crane to move one of said containers having said plurality of OBS units along a travel path from said first storage location on said deck to a second deployment location on said deck; e. providing an ROV adjacent said second deployment location, wherein said ROV is capable of carrying a plurality of OBS units; f. individually moving a plurality of OBS units from a position in said container to said ROV; and g. launching said ROV into the water.