Deep Ocean Engineering completes Phantom L6 factory-acceptance water test
Deep Ocean Engineering documented a successful Richmond Bay factory-acceptance test of a customer Phantom L6 before shipment.
Evidence notes
- The team conducted pre-dive checks covering thrusters, flotation, cables, whips and sealing surfaces before launching the vehicle.
- The in-water test exercised the L6's thrusters, lights, cameras, add-ons and software compatibility as part of the factory-acceptance process.
- Deep Ocean Engineering reported that all tested functions ran successfully and highlighted the open platform's support for customer-specific tooling.
Company context
Deep Ocean Engineering designs, builds and tests remotely operated underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vessels in San Jose. The company has supplied more than 600 Phantom systems across over 30 countries for science, offshore energy, nuclear inspection, surveying, security, law enforcement, defence and underwater filming.