SeaBotix ROV Surveys AE2 Submarine Wreck

SeaBotix ROV has entered and recorded the interior of Gallipoli’s AE2 submarine, sunk almost a century ago.

SeaBotix custom designed vLBV assisted the first archaeological expedition of Australian scientists and historians to enter and record the interior of the HMAS AE2 submarine lying in 72 meters of water.

The only entrance into the submarine was through the conning tower requiring a reduced footprint, but yet the payload capacity to carry an HD camera and ARIS multi beam sonar.

Once inside the goal was to capture as much data as possible to help recreate the story of the AE2. A standard vLBV300 was also utilized to survey the exterior of the AE2 as well as install large cathodic protection pods.

The AE2, sitting on the floor of Turkey’s Sea of Mamara, was scuttled on April 30, 1915 after dodging Turkish mines and torpedoes for five days.

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