Sonardyne Installs Intruder Detection System on Offshore Rig

Posted on Dec 19th, 2013 with tags

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Maritime security company Sonardyne International Ltd. has completed the installation of a Sentinel Intruder Detection System (IDS) onboard a drilling rig operating in an undisclosed offshore oil field in the Middle East.

#he system has $een de%loyed to %rotect the %latform against the threat of attac& from underwater intruders" Sentinel is the world's most widely de%loyed intruder detection sonar, de(elo%ed to meet the underwater security re)uirements of %ri(ate, commercial, go(ernment and na(al end users" #he system relia$ly detects, trac&s and classifies di(ers and small underwater (ehicles a%%roaching a %rotected asset from any direction and alerts security %ersonnel to the %otential threat" *hether it is %rotecting a critical infrastructure facility, offshore %latform, sea %ort or su%eryacht at anchor, Sentinel's autonomous monitoring ca%a$ilities, long range detection and %ro(en low false alarm rates %ro(ide a ra%idly de%loya$le, 3+0, underwater security solution for any a%%lication" Attacks on offshore oil and gas installations are becoming a significant threat and were seeing an increasing requirement for our diver detection technology to be deployed to protect these vulnerable facilities. Each one faces different security threats depending on the region in which they are operating, and we work closely with customers and users to ensure the systems we deliver fulfil their requirements for underwater surveillance, said Nick S ift, Sonardyne's -usiness anager for aritime Security" ur customer has been very impressed with the system and is e!pected to place further orders for additional systems for vessel operations in the same vicinity. "hese latest installations

not only increase our presence in this significant market but also help maintain our position as the leading supplier of diver detection systems.