R/V Mediterranean Explore – ECOOCEAN
Flag – Israel
Year of construction – 2004
Material – Aluminum
Length – 20.61 meters
Width – 6.5 meters
Displacement – 60 tons
Drawn – 1.7 meters
2 engines 250 hp each
1 generator 32KW
Voltages – 380/220 VAC, 24/12 VDC.
Air conditioning system
Maximum cruising range 1,400 nautical miles
Cruising speed – 8.7 knots, maximum – 10.5 knots
Semi-rigid service boat – AVON 4.7 meters 60 hp engine independent in terms of horsepower.
Deck crane 7 tons/meter
General work winch – 500 meters 8 mm cable
Winch for Rosetta + CTD – 1500 meters 6.5 mm cable
International sailing capacity up to 15 sailors including crew Safety
Wet + Dry Lab
Research equipment available to researchers:
- Rosetta 12 Niskin 8 liter tanks – 2 pcs
- CTD + light meter, oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, hydrocarbon, height above the bottom – 2 pcs
- Box Corer 2 pcs
- Gerber
- Plagton net
- ROV
- Bluerobotics BlueROV2 in the basic version, 4 LED lights, collection arm and 200 meters of cable + winch. Limited to 100m depth.
- ECA H800 5 DOF pick-up arm, sonar, USBL, high quality camera, recording management, 600m cable + electric winch. Limited to 500m depth.
Hourly billing basis:
Commercial – 1,600 NIS
Research – 1,400 NIS
Education – 1,000 NIS
The usage rate includes a base crew (2) and use of the ship’s equipment and laboratories at no additional charge.
The rate does not include the cost of fuel, food, and other direct expenses.
The research rate is subject to approval by the Scientific Committee of the Aquacean Association.
Itay Katzman 052-8795298 itay@ecoocean.com