Deep Trekker
🇨🇦 CA Serves global
Canadian maker of portable underwater ROVs.
- Purchase
- Rental
- Public quote page
- 10 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Marine & Underwater
Underwater search & recovery
ROVs and sonar searching for lost objects or people underwater.
People ask for this as: “underwater search ROV”, “sonar search”
How it works
Robots used
- ROV
- Side Scan Sonar
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Rental — the machine for days or weeks.
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Robotic ROV work can replace diver teams for many inspections — ask for both quotes.
- Hull cleaning with debris capture is required in more ports every year.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROV hire with operator (Spain): €2,300/day; 300 m-rated €5,750/day | €2,300–€5,750 | / day | ES | exploracionsubmarina.com as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROV service: €2,300/day (3-5h submerged); €350/hour; 300 m depth service €5,750/day | €350–€5,750 | / day / per hour | — | exploracionsubmarina.com as of Oct 2026 |
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROV hire with operator (Spain): €2,300/day; 300 m-rated €5,750/day | €2,300–€5,750 / day | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | exploracionsubmarina.com |
| ROV service: €2,300/day (3-5h submerged); €350/hour; 300 m depth service €5,750/day via Exploración Submarina | €350–€5,750 / day / per hour | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | exploracionsubmarina.com |
Sources re-checked: 2 of 2 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=underwater-search-recovery
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Location (port, offshore, inland water)
- Water depth
- Asset type (hull, pipeline, dam, cage)
- Visibility and currents
- Deliverables (video, sonar, NDT)
- Class society requirements
- Vessel availability
Rules and regulation
Underwater work may need class society approval (DNV, ABS, Lloyd's), port authority permission and environmental permits (e.g., hull cleaning capture rules).
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Ocean Infinity
🇬🇧 GB Serves global
UK ocean robotics company with robotic vessel fleets.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Exail (formerly ECA Group)
🇫🇷 FR Serves global
French maker of underwater drones and navigation systems.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
VideoRay
🇺🇸 US Serves global
US maker of mission-specialist ROVs.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Advanced Navigation
🇦🇺 AU Serves global
Australian navigation and Hydrus micro-AUV maker.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Exploración Submarina
🇪🇸 ES Serves ES
Spanish ROV rental and underwater exploration services.
- Rental
- Service
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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