Explore moorings
and beacons
Find systems and accessories for deploying, tracking and recovering oceanographic instruments.
We are able to offer a growing range of items used to make deploying and protecting moorings simpler, and more capable, along with specialist moorings themselves.
This group of partners offer the very best solutions for your mooring needs.
Elkins Oceanic Sercvices Ltd
Elkins Oceanic Services Ltd are precision engineers specialising in underwater mechanical technology. Their deep ocean swivels and push corers are no compromise designs for extreme environments. Elkins was purchased by Planet Ocean Ltd in July 2014 and now operate as a subsidiary of Planet Ocean Ltd from its Surrey base.
EE-1 and 2 Oceanographic swivels
The Elkins EE-1 & EE-2 swivels features a rotating spindle which is located exactly within twin needle roller bearings with the inline forces being carried independently via a single heavy duty thrust race. The complete assembly is…
Quick-Clamp quick release instrument clamp
The Elkins QUICK-CLAMP™ is designed by the National Oceanography Centre and manufactured under license by Elkins Oceanic Services Ltd. The device allows quick installation and release of instruments on steel wire moorings which means…
PC 1 and 2 ROV push corers
The EE-PC-1 & EE-PC-2 ROV Sediment Coring Devices were designed at NOCS. They are designed to be operated by ROV’s to obtain sediment cores in shallow or deep water. Available in two standard sizes, the push corers consist of a…
EOM Offshore
EOM Offshore are a spin-out Company from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) with patented mooring solutions which solve the problems associated with getting power to and data from seabed mounted packages and surface buoys. EOM also offer LinePak acoustic release recovery system, Universal Joints for buoy moorings, and customized seabed nodes.
Stretch EM cable mooring system
The Stretch EM Cable is a compliant mooring, which is always under tension. It limits the operating circle of a surface buoy. Stretch EM Cable also provides a direct electrical connection from the surface to the seabed. This allows…
No-stretch em cable
EOM Offshore’s NO-Stretch EM Cable visually resembles EOM Offshore’s Stretch EM cable, and both deliver continuous real-time measurements and power. Unlike the Stretch EM cable, the NO-Stretch EM Cable is non-compliant, so it does not…
Linepak marine recovery system – R2K
EOM Offshore’s LinePak-Marine Recovery System (LP-MRS) is a versatile product that can used to recover any asset located on the seafloor. The LP-MRS lets the end-user be compliant with environmental laws, requiring that all mooring…
Multifunction – marine recovery system
The Multifunction Node – Marine Recovery System provides a quiet and stable platform for instrumentation. Ideal for any acoustic monitoring. Operational expenditures are reduced since the asset may be recovered and deployed…
Safe moor conservation moorings
Reduce habitat destruction while using a durable, reliable and affordable mooring. Safe-Moor™ is an ecologically-friendly conservation mooring solution, with the strength and safety for all mooring scenarios Unlike conventional chain…
XEOS
Xeos is a leading technology firm created by visionary engineers with a passion for excellence. Xeos prides itself on a pioneer mentality, always striving to create superior technological solutions to tracking and telemetry problems. They design and manufacture application specific telemetry and data collection products for environmental researchers, wildlife researchers and operational personnel. Our customers require reliable and innovative solutions to track, monitor and control in harsh environments.
Apollo-X7 – submersible iridium + LED flasher combo beacon
The Apollo is an independently powered, self-contained mooring beacon with the power of an ultra-bright LED Flasher combined with IRIDIUM satellite communications. Get notification of the Apollo’s arrival at the surface from anywhere…
Apollo-X3 submersible iridium + LED flasher combo beacon
The Apollo-3 is a short tube variant of the Apollo, the Apollo-3 offers a shorter, lighter package for easier mooring. The Apollo-3 operates in the same manner as the standard long-tube Apollo, however due to the smaller enclosure,…
Apollo-X1 submersible iridium + LED flasher combo beacon
The Apollo is an independently powered, self-contained mooring beacon with the power of an ultra-bright LED flasher combined with satellite communications. The MONO is a miniature, low voltage version of the Apollo beacon. The MONO…
Apollo Hades
The Hades is designed to provide position via GNSS to an AUV and surface visibility via an LED flasher. It is a main-source powered, integrated remote head portion of a beacon that does not include Iridium capabilities. Track the…
Apollo Relay
Xeos Marine Relays are versatile, ruggedized data transmission platforms for command and control of all your remote sensor data. Quickly and easily integrated with your data collection device, Xeos Relays enable global data…
Rover-X – IRIDIUM GPS Position Beacon
The Rover is an independently powered, self-contained satellite transceiver designed to track buoys or autonomous vehicles on the surface. Things don’t always follow plan, so the Rover features independent dual GPS and Iridium patch…
XMI 2.0
The XMI-2.0 Subsurface Iridium Satellite Mooring Location Beacon continuously monitors for un-planned or accidental release of subsurface instrument moorings. The XMI-2.0 makes use of the bi-directional, global, real time Iridium…
XMB 11K
The XMB-11K is an independently powered, self-contained VHF beacon that is fully submersible up to 11,000m (36,089 ft). This beacon is designed to protect your valuable assets and make their recovery even easier. The XMB-11K features…
XMB-11k Remote Head
The remote head option provides tremendous flexibility when installing. A flexible cable joins the remote beacon head to the main enclosure. The beacon retains the critical specifications of the original device including power…
XMB-11k miniature 11,000m submersible VHF beacon
The XMB-11K is an independently powered, self-contained RF beacon that is fully submersible to 11,000 m. The depth rating on this beacon will take you wherever you need to go under any ocean. This beacon has been designed to protect…
XMA-11k miniature 11,000m submersible argos satellite beacon
The XMA -11K is an independently powered, self contained Argos beacon that is fully submersible to 11,000m.
XMA 11K Remote Head
The remote head option provides tremendous flexibility when installing. A flexible cable joins the remote beacon head to the main enclosure. The beacon retains the critical specifications of the original device including power…
XMF-11K miniature 11,000m submersible LED flasher
The XMF-11K is an independently powered, self-contained surface flasher that is fully submersible to 11,000m.
XMF Remote Head
The remote head option provides tremendous flexibility when installing. A flexible cable joins the remote beacon head to the main enclosure. The beacon retains the critical specifications of the original device including power…
XMF Flare
An LED flasher that activates when vehicle power is lost, helping ROV and AUV operators locate their equipment.
XMF Mini
A compact, battery-powered LED flasher for shorter-term, near-shore subsurface deployments.
Petrel
The Petrel is designed for short range tracking and recovery of your high value oceanographic equipment while at sea. The AIS-Compatible beacon’s location will be displayed on a vessel’s chart plotter when in sufficient range, no…
Roby
The ROBY is a re-usable surface tracker with antennas and user replaceable batteries. Information can be received via plaintext email and/or monitored using XeosOnlineTM, a web-based monitoring software providing map level positioning…
Brizo wave monitoring using GNSS
The Brizo is a highly accurate (1 cm, 3°) directional wave height sensor for placement on moored buoys. Utilizing the lowest power, all signal Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for measurements, the Brizo can relay…
Brizo X
The Brizo-X Directional Wave Height Sensor utilizes Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to measure wave statistics. Since the Brizo-X does not use a compass or accelerometer, no calibration is required. The sensor is housed in a…
Onyx OEM miniature iridium PTT
The Onyx is an Iridium based remote tracking platform specifically designed for simultaneous tracking of multiple assets. Combining global communication capabilities through the Iridium network, Available as either OEM or fully…
Onyx 1
A compact GPS satellite tracker using the Iridium network for asset tracking and two-way communication.
Onyx R
A rechargeable GPS satellite tracker using the Iridium network for asset tracking and two-way communication.
Onyx M2
A compact GPS satellite tracker using the Iridium network for asset tracking and two-way communication.
Onyx WB
A compact GPS satellite tracker using the Iridium network for asset tracking and two-way communication.
Onyx Stack
A compact GPS satellite tracker using the Iridium network for asset tracking and two-way communication.
Onyx Flat LV
A low-voltage GPS satellite tracker using the Iridium network for asset tracking and two-way communication.
Direction finder
The Xeos Technologies DirectionFinder combines an R-1000 Telemetry receiver and a directional Yagi antenna into a single handheld unit for locating VHF emitting beacons, such as the XMB. The directional nature of the antenna allows…
Hermes
Reduce recovery times with the Xeos beacon locator that interfaces with ship chart mapping systems.Iridium location messages from up to 10 Xeos beacons can be received by your handheld Hermes and pushed to shipboard charting systems…
Nemo-S
The Nemo-S is a bidirectional marine data relay developed for sea level platforms, ships, and autonomous surface vehicles. Rated for ocean surface use only, the Nemo-S serves as a communications link between an end user and their…
OSKER and Roby oil spill tracking
OSKER and ROBY offer global communications via the Iridium satellite system in a small, rugged package with sophisticated on-board programming. Manage 2-way communication between the tracking unit and XeosOnline™ monitoring system for…