Maritime tech firm Succorfish moves into oil and gas sector
A North Tyneside tech firm which is tackling the global issue of lost fishing nets is expanding into the oil and gas sector.
Succorfish ‘s main piece of kit is MyGearTag, an acoustic location device that uses modem technology to help fishing boats find lost nets, pots and traps over a range of up to three kilometres. Now the firm is moving into the global oil and gas sector after working with sealing provider Eastern Seals in Ashington, to adapt the device so it can be used hundreds of metres under water.
MyGearTag’s casing, which is crafted from recycled fishing nets and weighs 500g, can now withstand the pressure levels found in the waters around the bases of oil and gas rigs, after being tested at Cramlington’s UKAS-accredited oil and gas testing facility IKM.
Succorfish, which has a 20-strong in-house design, software engineering, development and customer service team, is now in discussions with a number of service providers in the oil and gas sector about the practical applications for the
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