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Sea Surveyor Vessel Data

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Vessel and Contact Information

Sea Surveyor (Israel)

Call Sign: HP7358

Flag: Panama

Red Sea Surveyor Ltd
P.O Box 1854
Eilat
Israel 88104
Tel: + 972 7 6371670
Fax: + 972 7 6325057
Mobile: 053 385 402 
Email: seasurv@bezeqint.net

Class: DNV  +1A1 Ice-C   I.D: 09882- until 2003

Built: Martin Jenson Shipwerf 1974 (new build no. 119) 

Length: 33.5 m between perps. Beam: 7.20 m     Draft: 3.20 m

Gross tonnage: 246 tons   Net tonnage: 54 tons

Main Engine: B & W Alpha Diesel 550 hp, controlled pitch propeller 

Fuel capacity: 38 ton
Fresh water: 60 tons (cubic meters)

Cruise speed: 8 knots     Range: 11,000 nautical miles   Autonomy: 30 days

Tenders: 2 x rigid inflatable Tornado 5.1 meter with  Mariner outboards 

Navigation Equipment:
Gyro compass: Microtechnica with 5 repeaters
Autopilot: Decca 450 Arcas ( Gyro operated)
GPS: Nav Add 700 with plotter, format CF 85
Radar: Koden 48 miles day light display
Echosounder: 

Communications:
Satellite communication: SATCOM M  Sailor + 873 635 694 310
SSB Icom 700
SSB Sailor RT 64 
VHF Sailor 
VHF Icom + Handhelds
 
Crew: 9  
Scientists: 18

Cabins: 9 
Scientist cabins twin berths.

Toilets: 5   Orca  II EPA approved sewage treatment system 

Showers: 5

Main vessel activity: Hydrographic and oceanographic research with IUI Israel in Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Electrical: 2 x Perkins Gensets 140 kva each
380 volts 50 hz stabilized
220 volts from trafos
110 volts 50 hz from trafo
24 volts DC 

Refrigeration:
Walk in, 8 cubic meter freezer at –20 C 
Walk in, 8 cubic meter chiller at 4 C
2 x industrial fridges, 200 lit capacity each.

Hydraulics: 3 main hydraulic pumps from PTO main engine.

Deck equipment
Anchor 1: hydraulic winch, steel wire rope ¾ inch. 180 metres. Weight of anchor 480 kg for anchoring in deep, muddy or sand bottom.
Anchor 2: hydraulic winch, 20 mm chain, 180 metres. Weight of anchor 250 kg for anchoring in shallow, rocky bottom.

Rope winches:
1. Main anchor windlass 
2. Transverse rope windlass
3. Aft rope winch

Hydraulic cranes:
1. Hiab 550, located aft. Lifting capacity 1 ton at 4 ½ meters
2. Hiab 360, located midships. Lifting capacity ½ ton at 3 meters

Diving Air: 2 x Mako compressors,  250 lt per minute at 300 bar.
                   300 lt air bank at 300 bar.
Nitrox filling station with 300 lt oxygen bank.

LP compressor: Bristol 50 lt per minute at 14 bar for pneumatic tools.

Laboratory spaces:
1. Wet/dry lab 5 x 4 meter, deck level
2.  Dry lab 4 x 3 meter, accommodation level
3.  Wet/dry lab 4 x 3 meter, with radioactive certification pending.

Scientific Equipment:
Winches

Red Sea Surveyor Ltd
P.O Box 1854
Eilat
Israel 88104
Tel: + 972 7 6371670
Fax: + 972 7 6325057
Mobile: 053 385 402 
Email: seasurv@bezeqint.net