Meridian - IMO 9299977

Westerschelde 25 October 2017

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

DWT

Summer: 67 t

NT

108

Length

42,35 m overall

39,69 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

10,34 m extreme

10,10 m moulded

Draught

1,40 m

Freeboard

1.406 mm

Depth

2,90 m

Speed

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

Aluminium

Hull type

Single hull

Watertight compartments

7

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

2x MAN 2876LE402 - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 128 x 166 mm combustion engines each 375 kW at 2.100 rpm

Total: 750 kW / 10.20 hp

Builder: MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, Neurenberg - Germany

Propulsion

2x Schottel STP 200 azimuth thruster solid at 610 rpm

Generators

2x MAN D2866LXE30 diesel generatorset each 120 kVA - 96 kW - 156 hp / 400 VAC 50 Hz

1x Hatz 3L41 diesel generatorset 30 kVA - 24 kW - 41 hp / 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

• 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

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

02/2018 Fugro Mercator

Bahamas, Nassau - Call sign: C6DU5

Reg. owner: Kika Shipping B.V., Nootdorp - The Netherlands

manager: Fugro Marine Services BV, Leidschendam - The Netherlands

Latest data adjustment

14 October 2024