Nanaimo, BC, Canada – March 10, 2026 – SEAMOR Marine has announced that the next generation of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) will be unveiled at Oceanology International 2026 in London, UK. Named after the West Coast’s most iconic marine mammal, the ORCA ROV will be on display for both prospective clients and industry leaders of the marine tech sector worldwide.
SEAMOR Marine, based in Nanaimo, has established an international reputation as makers of the most reliable and versatile ROVs on the global market. Perfectly situated in the space between small observation class ROVs and massive working class ROVs, SEAMOR Marine’s inspection class ROVs offer power, stability, and portability for applications ranging from search and rescue, to offshore oil, to marine surveys, to military defense and more. The ORCA represents the next evolution in their line of world-renowned inspection-class ROVs, which also includes the well-established Chinook, Steelhead, and Mako models.
“Carrying forward SEAMOR’s legendary reputation for reliability, the ORCA is engineered from the ground up,” says Robin Li, President of SEAMOR Marine. “It delivers class-leading payload capacity, advanced sensor integration, and a streamlined single-phase AC power architecture all within a compact, high-performance inspection-class ROV.”
Boasting an impressive depth rating of up to 1000 meters, the ORCA is maneuvered and stabilized by eight powerful thrusters that offer true 360° control. The ability to hold stable depth, even against strong currents, is essential to host the range of modular instrumentation loadouts it is capable of carrying, including multibeam sonar, LiDAR, grippers, manipulators, probes, Doppler velocity log (DVL) depth trackers, Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) positioning systems, and other subsea tools.
Nathan Johnston, the Product Development Team Lead behind the new model, emphasizes that the modular nature of the unit was an intentional design choice. “The ORCA offers a high degree of customizability,” Johnston shares. “The vehicle’s thruster configuration, the frame design, and the skid options have all been developed with the intention to scale this platform to whatever the mission requirements are.”
Attendees at Oceanology International 2026 in London can catch a glimpse of SEAMOR Marine’s new ORCA ROV at the booth of their global partner, Dockstr. For more information on the ORCA and SEAMOR Marine’s line of ROVs, visit seamor.com.