Method, handling unit and stand for acquiring a sample from a seabed top layer

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PATENT NO 9611710
APP PUB NO 20150337611A1
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14555117

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Handling unit equipped to acquire a sample from a seabed top layer by retracting and retrieving a piston corer holding the sample from a seabed, and to remove the sample from the piston corer, wherein the handling unit is a standalone unit arranged for mounting on a vessel and for retrieval of a sample from the piston corer while it remains vertical. The handling unit comprises a container with dimensions and/or lifting points and/or connections as provided on a standard sea freight container. It also comprises a lifting device which is foldable out of and back into a container of the handling unit.

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FUGRO ENGINEERS B VVEURSE ACHTERWEG 10 2264 SG LEIDSCHENDAM

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Looijen, Peter Leidschendam, NL 3 12

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