Patent ID: 8181590

Claim:
A sluice device suitable for a remotely cable operated vehicle, comprising a water tight compartment having a front hatch and a rear hatch, the front hatch being arranged for the vehicle to enter and leave the water tight compartment; and a system for enabling launching, operating, and retrieving of the remotely cable operated vehicle, said system including a cable winch and a cable guidance system for preventing the cable to wear against portions of the sluice device, and for preventing the cable from becoming entangled, and wherein the cable guidance system comprises a telescopic guide apparatus able to telescopically fold between an extended position and a folded position, and wherein said telescopic guide apparatus comprises a rail in the watertight compartment, and an elongated member slideable along said rail for sliding said elongated member to an extended position where a distal end of said elongated member reaches a distance outside the front hatch and with a cable guide configured to guide the cable from the cable winch to the distal end of the elongated member.