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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Remotely-operated vehicle (ROV)
Tethered underwater robot. ROVs are common in deepwater industries. They became essential in the 1980s when the depth of many offshore projects excluded the use of divers.
Cutter suction dredger d’ARTAGNAN
According to The Motor Ship November 2005 The technically advanced self-propeller and ocean-going mega cutter suction dredger d’ARTAGNAN was delivered in October 2005 to the French dredging contractor SDI.
Immersion suit, also survival suit
A protective suit that reduces the body heat-loss of a person wearing it in cold water, e.g. when rescuing someone from the sea.