RV ATLANTIC EXPLORER

Vessel Profile

Home port:

NEW YORK (Based in Ferry Reach, Bermuda)

Home port Coordinates:

Latitude: 32-20N Longitude: 064-40W

Organisation & Address:

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

17 Biological Lane

St. Georges, Bermuda GE01

Vessel Web site address:

http://www.bios.edu/ship-ops/

Link to Vessel Schedules:

http://www.bios.edu/ship-ops/cruise-schedule/

Normal Area of Operation:

Atlantic Basin – Primarily: Gulf of Maine to Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, U.S. East Coast, Bermuda

Max No of EF+ Days:

Vessel details:

Length:	Breadth:	Draught:	Gross Tonnage:	Ice class: No	DP: No	Service speed:	Max No. Scientific Berths:	No. of EF+ Scientific Berths :
170 feet	38 feet	12 feet	299 (US), 861 ITC	N/A	N/A	10 kts.	22	20

Technical Detail

Laboratory Facilities (fixed and temporary):

Aft Lab – 250 sq ft, Fwd Lab – 230 sq ft, Main Lab – 325 sq ft, Teaching Lab – 250 sq ft, Environmental Room – 30 sq ft, CTD garage – 120 sq ft, Marine Tech Lab – 160 sq ft

CTD/Plankton sampling:

Markey DUSH-5 winch with 9,500m 0.322 EM cable, and full suite of Seabird instrumentation. Rosette with 30-12 liter Niskin bottles. DUSH-4 hydrographic winch with 9,500m 0.25: hydro wire for science-supplied nets and cores

Multi-Beam(s)/ Sub Bottom profiling:

Not available

Fisheries Echo Sounders/Sonar:

Knudsen single beam 12Khz and 3.5Khz echo sounder

USBL:

Coring/Sampling Capabilities:

Science provided, on 0.250” hydro wire

Winches:

Markey DUSH-5 CTD winch, Markey DUSH-4 Hydrographic winch, Markey COM7 EM winch for MOCNESS tows

Communications:

INMARSAT C, Fleet Xpress, Iridium, Cellular

Special features:

Radioactive isotope van; environmental sampling van; multi-purpose research activities

Suitable for:

CTD sampling, net tows, bottom surveys, deep water mooring deployment and recoveries, underway water sampling, gravity and multi-coring

Scientific Limitations:

Large-scale coring activities, such as piston coring.

Vessel capability to support ROV deployment:

Yes

Support Offered to EurofleetsPlus Users:

Logistical support as needed to assist users getting to and from Bermuda, as well as support in shipping science gear

Vessel availability by location and by year/time of year for Eurofleets+:

Year	Location	Availability by Month	Ports of operation in the period of availability
2020	Atlantic	Year round – based on first-come, first served	St. Georges, Bermuda
2021	Atlantic	Year round – based on first-come, first served	St. Georges, Bermuda
2022	Atlantic	Year round – based on first-come, first served	St. Georges, Bermuda

Contact Details

Applicants are welcomed to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application with the operator of RV ATLANTIC EXPLORER at e-mail address: quentin.lewis@bios.edu