ROV MARUM-QUEST 4000

The MARUM-QUEST 4000 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was a full sized, so called "work class" deep-water ROV, originally designed to serve industrial needs for offshore production and intervention tasks. At MARUM, MARUM-QUEST 4000 was continuously adapted to the needs of deep-sea research, utilizing its high electrical power and large payload capacity to provide a versatile platform for state-of-the-art deep-water science at water depths down to 4000 meter. Between 2003 and 2024, it has proven its value during over 40 expeditions with 490 scientific dives.

MARUM-QUEST 4000 was originally developed as a commercial robotic vehicle by Schilling Robotics, Davis, USA, primarily for heavy duty offshore industrial applications in the deep ocean. In contrast to the commercial model, the Bremen MARUM-QUEST 4000 has been adapted at MARUM for a number of scientific applications.

Since its initial deployment during expedition "M58-3" in June 2003, MARUM-QUEST 4000 was routinely operated worldwide aboard research vessels between 1 to 3 times per year. Expeditions include work for several national German DFG and BMBF funded programs, internal MARUM research projects, the EU supported programs ACES, HERMES, ESONET, the US NOAA's Ring of Fire expedition program, and others.

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