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<p>The proposal of a system for the safe recovery of unexploded ordnance (UXO), chemical weapons (CW) and chemical warfare agents (CWA) dumped at sea mainly after WWI and WWII is described in this work. The proposed solution addresses the tasks required to neutralise thousands of tons of dumped material and the currently available solutions and proposed ideas. Requirements concerning the features of a recovery system are defined and scrutinised, these being intended to ensure the safety of this phase of the UXO/CW neutralisation process. To meet this requirement, the concept of a remotely operated, two-component working size underwater vehicle is proposed, supplemented by a properly sized and outfitted surface platform that is an important part of the recovery system. Finally, the basic components of the proposed system configuration are characterised, together with their functions during the recovery of dangerous CWA-related objects.</p>
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The proposal of a system for the safe recovery of unexploded ordnance (UXO), chemical weapons (CW) and chemical warfare agents (CWA) dumped at sea mainly after WWI and WWII is described in this work. The proposed solution addresses the tasks required to neutralise thousands of tons of dumped material and the currently available solutions and proposed ideas. Requirements concerning the features of a recovery system are defined and scrutinised, these being intended to ensure the safety of this phase of the UXO/CW neutralisation process. To meet this requirement, the concept of a remotely operated, two-component working size underwater vehicle is proposed, supplemented by a properly sized and outfitted surface platform that is an important part of the recovery system. Finally, the basic components of the proposed system configuration are characterised, together with their functions during the recovery of dangerous CWA-related objects.

Toward Safe and Efficient Recovery of Gas Munitions Dumped at Sea

PATET Research Group, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Ho Chi Minh City

Polish Maritime Research

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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The proposal of a system for the safe recovery of unexploded ordnance (UXO), chemical weapons (CW) and chemical warfare agents (CWA) dumped at sea mainly after...

Toward Safe and Efficient Recovery of Gas Munitions Dumped at Sea

Published Online: Oct 10, 2023

Page range: 181 - 190

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2023-0051

Keywords
remotely operated robot vehicle, chemical warfare agent, unexploded ordnance disposal

© 2023 Lech Rowiński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Toward Safe and Efficient Recovery of Gas Munitions Dumped at Sea

Published Online: Oct 10, 2023

Page range: 181 - 190

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2023-0051

Keywordsremotely operated robot vehicle, chemical warfare agent, unexploded ordnance disposal

© 2023 Lech Rowiński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
remotely operated robot vehicle, chemical warfare agent, unexploded ordnance disposal