Survey vessel

A survey vessel is any type of ship or boat that is used for mapping. It is a type of research vessel.

Role

The task of survey vessels is to map the bottom, benthic zone, full water column, and surface for the purpose of:

hydrography

general oceanography

marine habitats

salvage

dredging

marine archaeology

Survey equipment

Typically, modern survey vessels are equipped with one or more of the following equipment:

GPS positioning and logging

subsurface profiler

grab sampler

bottom coring device

DCHP

CTD

Inertial Measurement Unit

Latest News for: Survey ship

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Vietnam criticizes China over vessels in disputed waters

Inquirer 20 Jul 2019

HANOI -- Vietnam has accused China of trespassing and demanded a Chinese survey ship in the South China Sea withdraw in the latest flashpoint over the disputed territory ... On Friday, Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized China's survey vessel the Haiyang Dizhi 8, and its escort ships, for entering its waters in "recent ... ....

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Vietnam calls for Chinese vessels to leave Vanguard Bank in South China Sea

South China Morning Post 20 Jul 2019

Vietnam has called on China to remove a survey vessel and coastguard ships from disputed waters in the South China Sea, amid a tense stand-off between the two countries since early July.The statement from Hanoi was the first clear demand for Chinese ships to leave Vanguard Bank ......

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U.S. Ship Sunk in World War II by German Sub Is Found Off Maine Coast

Democratic Underground 20 Jul 2019

Eagle PE-56, a World War II Navy ship, eluded historians and relatives of the lost sailors ... The searchers grappled with 40-degree water temperatures and visibility as low as five feet while locating and surveying the ships wreckage, which is protected under federal law because it is a war grave....

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U.S. Navy Ship Sunk in World War II by German Sub Is Found Off Maine Coast

The Roseburg News-Review 20 Jul 2019

For nearly 75 years, the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the USS Eagle PE-56, a World War II Navy ship, eluded historians and relatives of the lost sailors ... A team of eight civilian divers found the wreckage of the ship, which the Navy had initially ruled was destroyed by a boiler explosion ... All 13 survivors from the ship have since died....

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China-Vietnam standoff in South China Sea offers lessons for PH

Inquirer 20 Jul 2019

Vietnam on Friday accused China of "unlawful activities" by deploying a survey ship escorted by government and merchant marine vessels the past several days around Vanguard Bank to conduct a mapping mission within their EEZ and continental shelf. Chin ... ....

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Vietnam claims Chinese vessel violated its sovereignty in South China Sea, tells Beijing to remove ships

Japan Times 20 Jul 2019

Vietnam on Friday accused a Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts of violating its sovereignty and demanded that China remove the ships from Vietnamese ... ....

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U.S. State Department says concerned by reports of Chinese interference in South China Sea

Yahoo Daily News 20 Jul 2019

Vietnam on Friday accused a Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts of violating its sovereignty and demanded that China remove the ships ......

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Vietnam says Chinese vessel violated its sovereignty in South China Sea

Yahoo Daily News 19 Jul 2019

"Over the last several days, the Chinese survey ship, Haiyang Dizhi 8, and its escorts conducted activities in the southern area of the East Sea that violated Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf," Vietnam's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement, referring to the South China Sea....

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FM commission hires company to survey tourists

Fort Madison Daily Democrat 19 Jul 2019

The Fort Madison Tourism Commission has hired Matthew and Nancy Von Trapp, owners of Tourburst, an offshoot of the BTK company in Nauvoo, Ill., to survey passengers arriving in Fort Madison on American Cruise Line ships this summer, as well ... ....

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China maintains pressure on Vietnam at Vanguard Bank

South China Morning Post 18 Jul 2019

China’s deployment of coastguard vessels and survey ships at Vanguard Bank is intended to prevent Vietnam from advancing its interests in the region before a deal is reached on a code of conduct for the South China Sea, an observer has said.Hu Bo, director of the South ......

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Turkey plans to send fourth survey ship to East Med in response to EU sanctions

Kathimerini 17 Jul 2019

“If you [EU] take such decisions against Turkey, we will increase activities. We already have three ships in the Eastern Mediterranean and will send a fourth as soon as possible,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a news conference in the North Macedonian capital of Skopje during a two-day visit ... ....

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Vietnam, China ships embroiled in South China Sea standoff

Asahi News 17 Jul 2019

The Haiyang Dizhi 8, a ship operated by the China Geological Survey, on Monday completed a 12-day survey of waters near the disputed Spratly Islands, according to separate reports by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS)....

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