APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE HULL EXTERIOR OF A SEAGOING VESSEL

摘要

An apparatus for cleaning a vessel's hull exterior that is under water when the vessel is moving forward through the water, the apparatus having means for guiding it into and along the hull exterior, and cleaning means in the form of brushes which, when in operation, are in motion against the outside of the hull, the cleaning means being driven by a turbine that receives power from the movement of the water or by a motor operated by power supplied by the vessel. Preferably, a cleaning machine part that is operatively connected to a carriage will be in moving engagement with a rail secured to the vessel's hull.