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Name

MERIDIAN

Type

Multi-purpose shallow water and continental shelf survey catamaran vessel

IMO-number

9299977

Call sign

ZDJC9

Flag

Gibraltar

Port of registry

Gibraltar

GT

360 t

DWT

Summer: 67 t

NT

108 t

Length

42,35 m overall

39,69 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

10,34 m extreme

10,10 m moulded

Draught

1,40 m

Depth

2,90 m

Speed

Cruise: 12,5 knots

Built

2003

Keel laid

21.11.2002

Launch date

16.08.2003

Date of completion

17.10.2003

Builder

Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld
Hardinxveld Giessendam
The Netherlands

Yard number

1548

Hull material

Steel

Main engine

2x MAN 2876 LE 402 diesel engines each 375 kW

Propulsion

2x Schottel STP 200 Azimuth

Generators

2x MAN D2866 LXE 30 diesel generatorset each 120 kVA / 400 VAC 50 Hz

1x Hatz 3L41 diesel generatorset 45 kVA / 400 VAC 50 Hz

Bow thruster

1x Tunnel 50 kW

Azimuth bow thruster

2x Schottel SPJ17 @ 65 kW

Deck space

160 m²

Handling equipment & winches

1x Crane Palfinger PK 14080MC - SWL 13,4 t knuckleboom

A-Frame: 5,00m (h) x 4,20 m (w) - SWL 6 t SWL w/6 t winch

1x Front Support Crane - SWL 0,5 t

Survey: 1x winch 3.000 m tow-cable

Coring: 1x winch 250 m

Other:

Constant tension winch for wreck-sweep surveys

Twistlock facility to install optional winches and small containers

Moon pool

1x 0,6 m diameter

1x 2,25 m x 1,50 m

Tank capacities

Marine gas oil: 40 m³

Fresh water: 10 m³

Anchor equipment

Length: 137,50 m

Diameter: 16 mm

Accommodation

18 Persons with full air-conditioning

Facilities

1x Survey: On-line survey room

1x Processing: Off-line survey room

1x Conference: Conference / dining room

Bridge/Radio room

Navigation: Radar Simrad Ra73

Radar: Furuno ARPA (X-band)

DGPS:
Simrad Gn33

Gyro compass (Anschütz STD 20)

Communication :
High Speed VSAT (e-mail & Internet)

Fleet 77 Inmarsat, GSM, Inmarsat C

Main survey systems

Echo Sounder: Atlas Deso 25 Dual Frequency SBES

Multibeam Echo Sounder;

Reson Seabat Dual head 7125

Dual frequency (200 kHz/400 kHz) (for shallow waters)

Kongsberg EM 710 (2°x2°) to 2.000 m

Side Scan Sonar: Klein 3210 Digital 100 kHz/500 kHz

Sub-bottom Profiler: GeoAcoustics Pipeliner

Magnetometer: Marine Magnetics SeaSPY

DGPS Positioning: Fugro StarFix HP/XP, Fugro StarPack G2

Motion Sensor: Coda Octopus F180; iXSea Octans

Acoustic Positioning: Nautronix ATS II USBL

Sound Velocity:

Sensors Moving Vessel Profiler MVP 30

Valeport Mini SV

AML SV Smart Sensor

Manager

Fugro Marine Services B.V.
Veurse Achterweg 10
2260 AB Leidschendam
The Netherlands

Registered owner

Fugro Osae GmbH
Bremen
Germany

Renamed

2018 Fugro Mercator

Bahamas, Nassau - Call sign: C6DU5

Latest data adjustment

13 May 2018