Next step in multi-year collaboration on effective Explosive Ordnance Disposal through man-portable remotely operated-vehicle (ROV) Pottstown, PA - VideoRay today announced its second multi million-dollar award with the U.S. Navy to develop, define, and deploy new technology for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations. This contract follo...

  CLEAR LAKE, Iowa - Earlier this month, the Clear Lake Fire Department received a new underwater drone, thanks to an anonymous donor. This past weekend, firefighters were able to get hands on training on just how to use it. Continue Reading - KIMT3 News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife successfully recovered a victim from the Harvey Gap Reservoir in Colorado with their new VideoRay Pro 4 ROV system with BlueView Sonar and Manipulator Arm. This is the first ROV recovery for the team and the victim was recovered in under 40 minutes. For more news, read: https://www.outtherecolorado.com/apparent-drowning-...

On May 15, 2019, at Wonsan Island Beach, South Korea, a diver was reported missing from a scuba diving group. The Korean Coast Guard and Rescue Association was called in to search for the missing diver. They searched with 2 helicopters and over 10 boats and were unsuccessful. Triton Hi-Tech was called in with their VideoRay to assist with the searc...

Chris Gibson, VideoRay's Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, was featured in the Marine Technology Reporter. The article highlights his work with VideoRay, VideoRay's success, and new VideoRay technology. Read the article online here: http://bit.ly/ChrisMTR19. Read the article in the MTR magazine here: http:...

The Indian Navy has been using its fleet of VideoRay Mission Specialist Defenders to search for and recover victims of a mine flood in December 2018. Fifteen miners perished inside the illegal coal mine, called a rat-hole, in Meghalaya, India. So far, one victim has been recovered. The search is still ongoing, with water in the mines causing signif...

January 13 was the 7 th anniversary of the Costa Concordia wreck, in which VideoRay played a large part in the removal project that began in May 2012. VideoRay was brought on to the project through iRov , a Dealer and Authorized Service Center of VideoRay in Italy. The mission required eight  VideoRay Pro 4 ROV systems to provide eyes und...

​The Summit County Sheriff's Office was brought in to help the search and rescue team of Delta County of Colorado recover two victims that fell through the ice of a lake of on Grand Mesa. Summit County was also able to locate and recover the Snow-Cat they were riding when the accident happened. News Coverage: Fox Denver The Daily Sentinel...

On December 30, 2018, a Hawker Hunter Jet Fighter was located in about 245 feet of water by Steve Van Meter of Van Meter Consulting. Steve was contacted by Parker Marine Salvage due to his experience with difficult missions. An extensive Sidescan sonar mission, lasting several days, had identified 75 potential targets.Prior to deploying his VideoRa...

Rescue organization ZAKA is using their VideoRay Pro 4 to search for and recover the bones of almost 15,000 Hungarian Jews that were thrown into the Danube waters during World War II. The first victims were located in 2011, and now, 75 years and multiple negotiations later, the ZAKA team is hoping to retrieve and finally bury the bones of the victi...

UW-Tech , a Swedish company specializing in underwater inspections of hydropower plants, was featured in Mercedes-Benz magazine for their use of the brand's V-class van as their main form of transportation and operation for their VideoRay ROV and underwater equipment. Read the full feature here .

Crossmon Consulting was called in to help search for two missing victims of a snowmobile accident in late November. Rescue teams had been searching for 6 weeks with no luck. Crossmon Consulting has a Pro 4 ROV with Sonar and Manipulator, a configuration recommended for such tasks. The victims were recovered from the Winnipeg River. Crossmon Consult...

VideoRay will be closed December 24-25, 2018 in observance of the Christmas holiday. We will reopen on December 26, 2018 and resume normal hours. We wish you and your family a happy holiday!

​In 2017, Salome Buglass , a marine biologist at the Charles Darwin Foundation  Research Station in the Galapagos Islands (CDRS is part of the Charles Darwin Foundation) contacted VideoRay about providing ROV support for a pilot study to explore uncharted seamounts in the central region of the volcanic Galapagos Archipelago.  Se...

​ Through weeks of side-by-side engagement with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians, Greensea has developed new open-architecture software suited to technicians' needs, OPENSEA-EOD , and this software now comes standard with VideoRay's Mission Specialist Series (MSS) Defender vehicles. This is the first time that an ROV has been built from the ...

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VideoRay is excited to announce the launch of the much-anticipated Pro 5. This Mission Specialist Series (MSS) configuration builds on the capabilities of the Pro 4 while adding the modularity, control, and power of VideoRay's new MSS technology. The MSS Pro 5 is a 3-thruster system with a forward speed of over 4.4 knots.

VideoRay is running an introductory offer on these systems until the end of the calendar year. Reach out to an Account Executive at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call +1 (610) 458-3000 option 2 to hear about the benefits of the new Pro 5. 

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Armed with a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV with a BlueView sonar and standard manipulator, Crossmon Consulting responded to a call about an 11-year-old drowning victim in the St. Lawrence River. The New York and Ontario Police Departments had already been searching for 5 weeks and were coming up unsuccessful. They utilized a side scan sonar to eliminate areas of the river and a K9 to help with locating the victim. Due to the constant heavy current in the river (up to 6 knots some days) and strong winds, the recovery took longer than expected. Finally, after two weeks, the sonar picked up an image of the victim.

With the currents moving heavily west, the recovery was difficult. Crossmon Consulting was live boating at the time of the recovery due to the 6-knot surface current and 3-4 knot bottom current. The victim was located in 218 feet of water by the ROV on October 19 and recovered by a diver on October 20. On the Facebook page dedicated to the search, the family wrote “Thank you to Crossmon Consulting for their assistance and determination.”

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Dagfin Skaar of Norway spent 3 days at VideoRay’s headquarters completing factory acceptance testing (FAT) on their new custom Mission Specialist Series (MSS) Defender. The system is outfitted with two sonars, a Tritech Gemini imaging and a Micron DST scanning – a first for VideoRay’s engineering team. The custom MSS Defender was accepted by Oyvind Skaar, Chief Executive Officer, of Dagfin Skaar. This latest customization goes to show that the sky’s the limit with the MSS Defender and future MSS configurations.

Interested in talking about a custom solution for your team? Contact our Account Executives at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +1 (610) 458-3000 option 2.

Howard County completed their third recovery with their VideoRay Pro 4 ROV.

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Photo submitted by Andrew Froom of Howard County Fire and Rescue