Mermaid Sapphire
| History | |
|---|---|
 Panama | |
| Name: | Mermaid Sapphire |
| Owner: | Mermaid Offshore Services Ltd.[1] |
| Port of registry: | Panama City, Panama[1] |
| Builder: | PT Jaya Asiatic Shipyard, Batam, Indonesia[1] |
| Launched: | 2009[1] |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | ROV & air diving support vessel[1] |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 63 m (206 ft 8 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam: | 15 m (49 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 5 m (16 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Depth: | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Installed power: | 2 × 470 kW (630 hp) Volvo + 1 × 99 kW (133 hp) Volvo emergency generator[1] |
| Propulsion: |
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| Boats & landing craft carried: | SMD Quasar Compact ROV[1] |
| Crew: | 60[1] |
Mermaid Sapphire is an offshore multipurpose vessel.[2] Built in 2009, the ship is used for mostly research and undersea work.
She is a purpose-built ABS Classed DP2 ROV and air diving support vessel, designed for operation of dual deepwater work-class ROV's (Quasar Compact or Triton XLX) plus optional inspection-class ROV. The ROV's are installed on a dedicated raised deck level, leaving all back deck space for project equipment. Mermaid Sapphire is also equipped with state-of-the-art subsea inspection data acquisition and data management systems. A 23-tonne knuckleboom crane, and auxiliary 5-tonne crane are also installed.[1]
On March 26, 2012, she carried Deepsea Challenger to the Challenger Deep where the first solo dive to the bottom of the trench was made.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Mermaid Sapphire : Detailed Specifications" (PDF). Mermaid Maritime. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 "MERMAID SAPPHIRE - Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ "James Cameron makes first ever successful solo dive to Mariana Trench - ocean's deepest point". sciencedaily.com. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.