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Neutral Buoyancy Cable

On an inspection-class ROV the cable is a significant part of the vehicle's apparent weight. A standard subsea cable hangs below the vehicle and fights the thrusters; a neutral buoyancy cable sits where it is put. Density is held below 0.98 g/cm³, achieved with foamed or low-density jacket compounds rather than by adding floats.

0.9 – 34.5 mmFinished OD
-40 to +105 °CTypical temperature
TPU foamMost used jacket
120Constructions
Neutral Buoyancy Cable
Neutral Buoyancy Cable
How to specify

What decides the construction

Buoyancy is a system property, not a cable property — the tether, the connectors and the vehicle trim all interact. Specify the target density and the working depth together; foam voids collapse with depth, so a construction that is neutral at 100 m is not automatically neutral at 1000 m.

ItemTerm
Minimum order100 m
Standard lead time5-7 days ex-works
Custom constructionQuoted per duty cycle
DocumentationCE · RoHS · inspection record
Configurations in this family120

Constructions in this family

Conductor stranding, insulation, shielding, jacket, finished OD, rated temperature and minimum bend radius.

ConfigurationConductorInsulationShieldingJacketFinished ODTemperatureMin. bend radius
buoyancy 2×1.5mm²+SMF85 / 0.15mmPE—PVC—30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy 2×1.00.2mm²:7 / 0.2PEFillingPUR foam12.5±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy single sheath 2x20AWG26AWG:7 / 0.2PE—PUR foam8.3±0.3mm30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy single sheath 2×0.34mm²19 / 0.15mmPE—PVC—30 °C~+105 °C—
buoyancy double sheath 2×2×26AWG10 / 0.1mmPE—PUR foam5.0±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 2×2.5mm²79 / 0.2mmPP—PVC—30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy 1×2×26AWG7 / 0.15mmPE—PUR foam—30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy 2×2×24AWG7 / 0.2PETinned copper shieldlingPUR foam7.5±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy 1SMF 200kg———PVC4.0mm±0.3mm30 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 1SMF———PUR foam4.2mm±0.3mm30 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy single sheath 4x14AWG14AWG:64 / 0.2PEFillingPUR foam16.5±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy single sheath 4x14AWG14AWG:64 / 0.2PEFillingPUR foam17.4±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy fibre 1SMF———TPU foam1.1±0.1mm35 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 4×44mm²:127 / 0.2PEFillingPUR foam25.3±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C10D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 2x17AWG17AWG :56 / 0.15PEFillingPUR foam11.2±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy 4×4+5×2×0.25 AS+2SMF4mm²:127 / 0.2PEOptical FiberLSZH25±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy 1SMF 300KG———PE4.6±0.3mm30 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy Tensile strength 100KG———PUR foam2.2±0.5mm30 °C~+105 °C6D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy 2×12AWG105 / 0.2PE—TPU Foam17±0.5mm30 °C~+90 °C10-15D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×0.7542 / 0.15PE—PUR foam8.4±0.5mm30 °C~105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy 1×2×23AWG14 / 0.15mmPEALPUR foam+PUR—30 °C~+105 °C8-10D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy fibre 1———TPU3.1±0.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double layer neutral buoyancy 2———+TPU4.8±0.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C10 D (D: cable diameter)
ROV neutral buoyancy 2×(2×24AWG+ )7 / 0.2PE—PUR Foam9±0.5 mm30 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy cable 4×8254 / 0.2 or 163 / 0.25PE—PUR Foam34.5±1.0 mm30 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 2×2.5+3×2×0.25AS79 / 0.2PE—TPU foam16±0.5mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 2×2.5+5×2×0.25AS79 / 0.2PE—TPU foam17.2±0.5mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy single sheath ADS 2×2×24AWG7 / 0.2PE—PUR foam6±0.5 mm30 °C~+105 °C10D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 4×2.5+3×2×0.25AS79 / 0.2PE—TPU foam20.8±0.5mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath 4×2.5+5×2×0.25AS79 / 0.2PE—TPU foam23.2±0.5mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
PE buoyancy 1 fibre———LDPE3.5±0.2 mm30 °C~90 °C70 mm
single layer buoyancy 1×2×26AWG17 / 0.1PE—TPU foam4±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C7D(D:Cable diameter)
single layer buoyancy cable 2×13+2SMF413 / 0.2 264 / 0.25PE—TPU4.7 mm40 °C~+105 °C20-25D(D:Cable diameter)
single layer buoyancy cable 2×13mm²+2×2×1.0mm²413 / 0.2 264 / 0.25PEFillingTPU28.7±0.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C10-15D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath cable 2×2.5+2MMF79 / 0.2PE—Lszh3.0 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×2×0.2mm²7 / 0.2FEP—TPU8.4±0.5 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy single sheath 2×4mm²+6SMF127 / 0.2PP—TPU foam25.5±1 mm40 °C~+105 °C20-25D(D:Cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 4×0.5mm²19 / 0.18FEP—TPU8.2±0.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D(D:Cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×1.0mm²+1×2×24AWG19 / 0.26FEP—TPU9.6±0.5 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D(D:Cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 3×2mm²+STP CAT664 / 0.2PEFillingTPU foam18±1.0 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
cable 2×0.48+2×0.128 / 0.15PP—PUR7.5±0.5 mm30 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath cable 2×2×0.2mm²7 / 0.2PP—TPU7.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy cable 2×14AWG+ATS1×2×20AWG64 / 0.2PEFillingTPU foam13.8±0.5 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy cable 2×14AWG+2SMF64 / 0.2PE—TPU foam2.8 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
single layer neutral buoyancy cable 4×0.17+2×RS485+2SMF7 / 0.2PEOptical FiberTPU foam2.0 mm40 °C~+105 °C20-25D(D:Cable diameter)
single sheath neutral buoyancy cable 2×1.5+2×1SMF84 / 0.15PP—TPU2.0 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 3×2.5+1×2×2.5+CAT5E79 / 0.2PEOptical fiberTPU foam24.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×1.5mm²+2×2×24AWG48 / 0.2PE—TPU foam11.9 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
fibre cable84 / 0.15PP—TPU2.0 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
PE buoyancy fibre 1———PE2.5±0.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
SMF buoyancy fibre 100KG———PUR3.0±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
SMF buoyancy fibre double sheath 100KG———PUR foam3.7±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy cable double layer 2×2×24AWG7 / 0.19PP—TPU7.4±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C7-8D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy cable UTP CAT67 / 0.2PE—foamPUR8.2±0.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C8-10D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy cable 2×2×26AWG 200kg7 / 0.16mmPE—PUR foam5.6±0.2mm30 °C~+105 °C10D(D:Cable diameter)
buoyancy cable 2×20AWG+2×2×24AWG28 / 0.15PETinned copper braided shieldingTPU foam10.3±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×1.548 / 0.2PE—TPU foam10.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×1.5+1×2×24AWG48 / 0.2PE—TPU foam11 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×2.579 / 0.2PE—TPU foam12.8 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×2.5+1×2×24AWG79 / 0.2PE—TPU foam13.4 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 2×0.3519 / 0.15PP—TPU4.6±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C8D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×18+1SMF+1×2×26AWG45 / 0.15PE—TPU foam11.4mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
SMF buoyancy fibre 50KG———PUR foam3.0±0.2 mm30 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 2×18+1SMF+1×2×2645 / 0.15PE—TPU10.2±0.5 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×14AWG+ATS 1×2×2464 / 0.2PEFillingPUR foammm30 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×16AWG+ATS 1×2×2442 / 0.2PEFillingPUR foammm30 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy double sheath cable 2×22AWG+1SMF19 / 0.15PE—TPU foam2.0±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double layer neutral buoyancy cable 2×4mm²80 / 0.25PE—TPU17.3±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
SMF buoyancy fibre double sheath 150KG———PUR foam4.0±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×4+2+2SMF226 / 0.15PP—TPU3.0±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×16AWG+1×2×24AWG42 / 0.2PEFillingTPU foam11±0.3 mm30 °C~+105 °C12D (D: cable diameter)
double layer buoyancy cable 2×2×24AWG7 / 0.2FEP—TPU9.2±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 2×17+1SMF+1×2×26AWG56 / 0.15PE—TPU10.7±0.5 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×1.2mm²+2×2×24AWG38 / 0.2PE—TPU foam10.4 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 4×1.0+STP CAT556 / 0.15PP—TPUFilling40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×1.2mm²38 / 0.2PE—TPU8.5±0.3 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D(D:Cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×0.75+3D+1SMF42 / 0.15PE—TPU foam13.1±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×4+4×1+2SMF226 / 0.15PP—TPU3.0±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×2×22AWG+1×2×26AWG19 / 0.15PE—TPU foam9.7±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×2×26AWG17 / 0.1PE—TPU foam5.5±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C8D (D: cable diameter)
single layer buoyancy cable 4×2×26AWG7 / 0.2PEFillingTPU foam7.8±0.2 mm40 °C~+90 °C8D (D: cable diameter)
SMF buoyancy fibre double sheath 150KG———PUR foam5.0±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×0.5+2×0.25+1SMF19 / 0.18PE—TPU foam11±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×1.35+4SMF+1×2×23A43 / 0.2PE—TPU foam16.6±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×0.3+1SMF17 / 0.15PE—TPU foam0.9±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy double sheath cable 4×2×0.27 / 0.2FEP—TPU8.8±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 3×1.3+3×2×24AWG42 / 0.2PE—PUR foam15.6±0.2 mm30 °C~105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
buoyancy cable 3×2×0.2+2×0.96+1×0.147 / 0.2PE0.35mm² Drain wire+ Aluminum foil shieldingTPU foamBraiding40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×20AWG+2×2×24AWG28 / 0.15PEFillingTPU foam9±0.2 mm30 °C~105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×20AWG+3×2×24AWG28 / 0.15PEFillingTPU foam10.2±0.2 mm30 °C~105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 4×1+1SMF56 / 0.15PE—TPUBraiding40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double layer buoyancy 2×2×26AWG 100kg7 / 0.16PE—TPU6.0±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C8D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy double sheath cable 4×5mm²+2SMF159 / 0.2PE—TPU2.0±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D(D:Cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 5×1.3+2×2×24AWG42 / 0.2PE—PUR foam15.5±0.5 mm30 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
neutral buoyancy cable 2×18AWG+4×2×24AWG46 / 0.15PEBraidingTPU foam13.9±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double layer buoyancy cable 4×2×26AWG7 / 0.16PEBraidingPUR9.7±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double layer buoyancy cable 2×2×26AWG7 / 0.15HD-PE—TPU6.0±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C8D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×20AWG+2SMF+3×2×2628 / 0.15PEOptical FiberTPU foam10.7±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×20AWG+2SMF+1×2×2428 / 0.15PEOptical FiberTPU foam10.7±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
SMF fibre double sheath buoyancy cable 500KG———PUR foam5.4±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 3×2×28AWG+2×2×24AWG11 / 0.1PE—TPU foam8.4±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×20AWG+2SMF28 / 0.15PE—TPU foam10.5±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4SMF———TPU foam3.9±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 3×1.5+2×2×24AWG48 / 0.2PE—PUR foam13.4±0.5 mm30 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 2×23AWG+D+1SMF14 / 0.15PE—PUR foam0.9±0.08 mm30 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×4+4×1+2SMF37 / 0.37FEP—TPU2±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
single layer buoyancy cable 2×0.5+2×1SMF28 / 0.15PE—TPU foam0.9±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 2×14AWG+17AWG+1×2×264 / 0.2PE—PUR foam13.5±0.5 mm30 °C~+105 °C10D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×1+4SMF56 / 0.15PP—TPU foam0.9±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double layer buoyancy cable 2×0.5+2×1SMF28 / 0.15PE—TPU foam0.9±0.08 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double layer buoyancy cable 2×2×0.4+3×2.523 / 0.15PPFillingPUR18±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C12D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath neutral buoyancy 2×2.5mm²+2SMF79 / 0.2PP—TPUFilling40 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)
single sheath buoyancy cable 1SMF fibre 800KG———PUR foam6±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 2×16AWG+1×2×21AWG+42 / 0.2PEAluminium foil shieldingPUR7.4±0.2 mm30 °C~+105 °C12D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 4×0.75+3D+1SMF42 / 0.15PE—TPU foam12.7±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C15D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath neutral buoyancy cable 2×4+CAT6127 / 0.2PEFillingTPU21.2±0.1 mm40 °C~+105 °C12D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath neutral buoyancy cable 2×10AWG+1×2×22AWG167 / 0.2PE—TPU foam22.2±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C12D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath buoyancy cable 16SMF 1000KG———PUR foam6±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D (D: cable diameter)
double sheath neutral buoyancy 2×1.5mm²+ armoured 2SMF48 / 0.2PP—TPU14±0.2 mm40 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)
double sheath neutral buoyancy 2×1.5mm²+2SMF 800KG48 / 0.2PP—TPUFilling40 °C~+105 °C20D(D:Cable diameter)

Customer identities are not published

Every construction in this table is a build we have made, described by its technical data only. The buyer, the platform it went into and the application remain that buyer's — we do not use a customer's design as a reference or a case study. If you need a reference for a comparable programme, ask at enquiry stage and we will say what we are able to share.

Common questions

Neutral Buoyancy Cable buying questions.

How is neutral buoyancy achieved?

Through foamed or low-density jacket compounds, built into the construction. Density is held below 0.98 g/cm³ so the cable is close to neutral in seawater.

Does buoyancy change with depth?

Yes. Foam voids compress with depth, so the working depth has to be specified with the density target. A construction is matched to the depth it will operate at.

Can fibre and copper be combined?

Yes. Hybrid constructions with single-mode fibre and copper pairs are in this family, which avoids running a separate fibre tether.

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