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

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U.S. LNG Behemoth Tests Slump in Signal It May Curb Production

Canada Dot Com 31 Mar 2020

The company could be testing the size of the current glut as it weighs output cuts, or even seeking cargoes for its customers that could be cheaper than producing and shipping its own from the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to a Bloomberg survey of traders ... Shipping LNG from the U.S....

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Cheniere tests slump in sign it may curb production

Chron 31 Mar 2020

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Biologists count 57 mountain goats in Idaho Selkirks

The Spokesman-Review 30 Mar 2020

Idaho biologists counted 57 mountain goats in the Idaho Selkirks in February, the first survey of the sure-footed bovids in that range since 2001 ... They flew south from the Canadian border to Harrison Lake in a Bell 47 “bubble ship,” IDFG biologist Laura Wolf said ... In 2001, they surveyed 34 goats. The survey was partly done in response to the public....

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Japan warship, China fishing boat collide in East China Sea

Elko Daily Free Press 30 Mar 2020

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IMO 2020 capped by coronavirus, stretched authorities ditch fuel checks

Splash24/7 29 Mar 2020

Reuters reported on Friday that the UK has suspended checks on ships for compliance with low sulphur ... The MCA also said it had suspended ship survey and inspection activity, and relaxed rules such as extensions on ship certificates – all needed to enter ports....

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Whales face more fatal ship collisions as waters warm

Winona Daily News 28 Mar 2020

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Climate change is imperiling the world's largest animals by increasing the likelihood of fatal collisions between whales and big ships that ply the same waters. Warming ocean temperatures are causing some species of whales in pursuit of food to stray more frequently into shipping lanes, scientists say....

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A journey through the Americas: Is this the end of the road?

The Irish Times 28 Mar 2020

The Beagle was a survey ship whose second of three voyages into the region included a passenger, Charles Darwin, whose subsequent writings, in The Voyage of The Beagle and On The Origin of Species, completely revolutionised our understanding of ourselves and the natural world around us....

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COVID-19: Stop ‘infected’ ships from entering our ports - Ghana Maritime Authority directs

Graphic 26 Mar 2020

Under the circumstances, it said, “all port facilities are to ensure, where appropriate, that passengers can embark and disembark, cargo operations can take place, ships can enter and leave shipyards for repair and survey, supplies can be loaded and crews exchanged while observing the strictest safety measures”....

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Peace FM Online 26 Mar 2020

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Frankly Speaking: Student Affairs’ COVID-19 questions

Stanford Daily 25 Mar 2020

On Monday, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole sent an email asking undergraduates to submit their input on the best way for the administration to communicate with students, the best ways to celebrate commencement and the best method for packing and shipping student belongings that are still on campus....

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Microsoft push brings medical supplies from overseas to aid in Washington's coronavirus fight

Ravalli Republic 25 Mar 2020

Smith already had spent the prior week helping his overseas teams negotiate the release of 240,000 desperately needed N-95 surgical masks from an undisclosed foreign government so they could be shipped to the United States in anticipation of an onslaught of hospitalizations caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic....

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Peace FM Online 24 Mar 2020

Under the circumstances “all port facilities are to ensure, where appropriate, that passengers can embark and disembark, cargo operations can take place, ships can enter and leave shipyards for repair and survey, supplies can be loaded and crews exchanged while observing the strictest safety measures.”....

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India on alert as ‘China deploys dozen underwater drones in IOR’

The Times of India 23 Mar 2020

India is keeping a watchful eye on the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid reports that China has now also taken to deploying underwater drones apart from hydrographic survey and oceanic research ships in the region....