Viking Moorings and SPIN AS have agreed upon a worldwide collaboration using the unique SPIN technology within offshore mooring systems. SPIN AS has patented a product that will bring a submerged buoy to the surface using a coded acoustic signal. The signal will release the buoy while the unique hydrodynamic fairing forces the buoy to rotate paying out rope. The rope is connected to the rest of the mooring line making it easy to retrieve.


While installed on the seafloor the SPIN-buoy can retain
at rest during the full length of the operation, updating
the current position of the clients assets and report its
transponder status when polled acoustically.


Upon receiving a uniquely coded release-message,
the acoustic transponder will let go of the fixation line,
and the SPIN-buoy ascend towards the surface while
unspooling a torsion-free fiber rope from the buoy.


After surfacing the brightly colored SPIN-buoy will float
lightly in the water, clearly visible and ready for being
recovered onboard the support vessel.


Safely onboard the SPIN-buoy will be securely stored,
and the fiber rope used to hoist the submerged object.
After complete recovery the SPIN-buoy may be
re-spooled and prepared for a repeat installation.


The SPIN technology is an innovative alternative to the traditional ROV release or the Grapneling operation.