Abstract: In a seawater pipe, a shut-off valve has a supporting body fixed to the pipe; a shutter movable between a forward closed position and a withdrawn open position; and a control member operated from outside the pipe to move the shutter via a transmission; the transmission is isolated in fluidtight manner from the seawater flowing in the pipe by a membrane; and the membrane has two edges, one fixed to the shutter, and the other forced radially between the supporting body and the pipe.