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Heavy Lift System

Specifications

General 

Weight                                    22,600 lbs

Dimensions                             Length  --  9.5 ft

                                              Width ----- 9.4 ft

                                              Height ---- 6.0 ft

 

Power                                     270 hp diesel

Drum capacity                         36,000 ft

Line pull                                  19,000 lbs

Rated line speed                      0 – 225 ft per min

Description

The Phoenix diesel hydraulic, heavy lift winch serves two purposes.  On salvage operations, it is used to perform direct lifts of objects from the seafloor that have been rigged by the Phoenix remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).  The winch is designed for use with the Phoenix motion compensation system, which reduces snap loads during recovery of heavy objects from deep water.  Depending on the weight of the object to be recovered, a variety of cable options are available.  The system is currently fitted with a 13,450 feet of 0.55 inch diameter Dyneema, a synthetic rope that has a breaking strength of 43,600 pounds.  Dyneema is as strong as that of wire of the same thickness, but it is 1/6 the weight of wire and positively buoyant. 

This winch can also be used for command and control of Phoenix ROVs on work operations in water depths of 12,000 feet of seawater (fsw) or less.  A 0.68 inch diameter fiber optic UNOLS cable is used for this purpose.

The winch and level wind are hydraulically actuated systems powered by a diesel unit sharing a standard 20 feet steel ISO van incorporating spares storage and maintenance area.

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For More Information Contact:

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc.     Phoenix Subsea Projects Group, Inc.     Phoenix International Holdings, Inc.

9301 Largo Drive West                                7171 Hwy. 6 North, Suite 210                        375 Hwy. 182

Largo, MD  20774 USA                                Houston, TX  77095 USA                               Bayou Vista, LA  70380 USA

Tel: +1 (301) 341-7800                                 Tel: + 1 (281) 815-8050                                 Tel: +1 (800) 648-1457

Fax: +1 (301) 499-0027                                Fax: +1 (281) 815-8060                                 Fax: +1 (985) 399-0604
tjanaitis@phnx-international.com                 rkeith@phnx-international.com                      ggibbs@phnx-international.com