BGP Prospector IMO 9545986 01
Westerschelde 01 May 2016
 

Name

BGP PROSPECTOR

Type

Seismographic research ship - Oceanographic / hydrographical research

IMO-number

9545986

Call sign

C6YE5

Flag

Bahamas

Port of registry

Nassau

GT

10.732 t

DWT

8.900 t

NT

3.220 t

Length

100,10 m overall

88,55 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

24,20 m extreme

Draught

Max: 7,31 m

Min: 6,40 m

Depth

21,00 m

Speed

15,0 knots

Built

2011

Keel laid

31/03/2010

Launch date

17/09/2010

Date of completion

02/09/2011

Builder

Sekwang Heavy Industries

Ulsan

South Korea

Yard number

1198

Hull material

Steel

Propulsion engines

2x Bergen B32:40L8PCD - 4 stroke 8 cylinder 320 x 400 mm combustion engines each 4000 kW at 750 rpm

Propellers

2x Controllable pitch propellers

Auxiliary engine

2x Bergen C25:33L-9

Shaft generator

2x 2.765 kW

Generators

2x Main generators 2.880 kW

Emergency generator

1x Cummins NT/NTA855-M/-D(M) diesel generatorset

Bow thruster

1x Rolls Royce 883 kW

Tank capacities

Ballast: 3.167,3 m³

Fuel: 3.400 m³

Anchor equipment

Length: 550,00 m

Chain diameter: 54 mm

Lifting equipment

2x Cranes - SWL 12,0 t each

Vessel navigation & communication

  • Radar: Kongsberg, S-Band 30 kW , Kongsberg, X-Band 25 kW

  • Communications: Inmarsat C, F and VSAT

  • Gyro compass: Sperry NAVIGAT x MK1 x 2

  • Auto pilot: Kongsberg K-Pos and K-Bridge

  • Echo sounder: Kongsberg EA600, Skipper GDS101

  • GPS receiver: Furuno GP-150

  • Speed log: Furuno DS-80

  • Weather facsimile: Furuno Fax-80

Navigation equipment

  • Integrated navigation system : ORCA V.1.12.1

  • Navigation processing: Iris&Sprint

  • Binning software: Reflex

  • Depth controller: DigiCOURSE 5011E/ 5110

  • Compass system: DigiCOURSE 5011E

  • Acoustic system: DigiRANGE II, CMX

  • Streamer steering: DigiFIN 5120

  • Primary DGPS: Veripos Ultra

  • Secondary DGPS: Veripos Apex

  • Tail buoy & Source positioning: Kongsberg Seatrack

Person capacity

66

ISM & commercial manager

Hilong Geophysical Co., Ltd.

39, Jilin Lu, Binhai Xinqu

Tianjin

China

Registered owner

Prospector Pte Ltd.

Care of Hilong Geophysical Co., Ltd.

39, Jilin Lu, Binhai Xinqu

Tianjin

China

Latest data adjustment

12 December 2023