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'Xplorer' Returns from Wreck Surveys
01 Nov 2004
The hydrographic survey vessel Xplorer , operated by Portsmouth UK based Sea-Trax , has just completed a six month contract surveying designated protected wreck sites between Northern Ireland and Falmouth.
Completed in 2002 by Gemini Workboats, Xplorer is a catamaran purpose built as an MCA category 2 survey vessel.
Well equipped for survey and diving support work, the craft is fitted with twin generators enabling sub-bottom profiling with boomers whilst keeping the electrical surge often associated with such work away from the computer power supply. An inverter is fitted as back-up and a hydraulic deck crane provides versatility for equipment loading.
Cruising at 18 to 20 knots and a top speed of 25 knots allows Xplorer to reach survey areas rapidly, while three cabins provide accommodation for four persons. Sea-Trax and Xplorer had a busy start to the year also, conducting multi-beam surveys, sub-bottom profiling, sidescans, and servicing wave recorder buoys along the UK south coast.
MJInformation No: 20001
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