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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Greek and Turkish warships in 'mini collision' - defence source

Yahoo Daily News 14 Aug 2020

The Turkish Oruc Reis survey ship has been moving between Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete, shadowed by a number of Greek frigates. On Wednesday one of them, the Limnos, was approaching the survey vessel when it came into the path of one of its Turkish naval escorts, the Kemal Reis....

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Greek and Turkish warships in 'mini collision' in eastern Med.

The Jerusalem Post 14 Aug 2020

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Greek and Turkish warships in 'mini collision', says defence source

Kathimerini 14 Aug 2020

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Greek and Turkish warships in 'mini collision,' says defense source

Kathimerini 14 Aug 2020

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Greek and Turkish warships in ‘mini collision’: defence source

Metro USA 14 Aug 2020

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US Senators, Congressmen call on Pompeo to press Turkey over East Med

Kathimerini 14 Aug 2020

“By sending the survey ship Oruc Reis with armed escort into areas over which Greece and Cyprus assert jurisdiction, Turkey risks an escalation that endangers American strategic interests ... Describing the rising tensions in the region after Ankara decided to sent the survey ......

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Greek, Turkish warships involved in 'mini collision'

Middle East Online 14 Aug 2020

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Cleanup of oil leaked from Japanese-owned ship to be prolonged

Kyodo 14 Aug 2020

A recent survey of the area found that oil had spread to around 10 kilometers north of where the ship had ran aground near Pointe d'Esny, an area designated as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention....

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Greek, Turkish warships in ‘mini collision’ Ankara calls provocative

Metro USA 14 Aug 2020

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HALC, AJC ask Pompeo to decry ‘unacceptable’ Turkish challenge to Greek-Cypriot sovereignty

Kathimerini 14 Aug 2020

“Turkey’s challenge to Greek sovereignty through the deployment of the survey ship Oruc Reis, along with an armed naval escort, is a clear and present danger that must be met with clarity from the United ......

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Turkish and Greek warships collide in eastern Mediterranean

The Independent 14 Aug 2020

A Turkish survey ship, the Oruc Reis, is being escorted by warships as it examines the area for possible oil and gas drilling ... On Wednesday one of the Greek ships, the Limnos, was approaching the survey vessel when it came into the path of one of the Turkish naval escorts, the Kemal Reis....

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Erdogan warns of ‘high price’ if Turkish ships are attacked, after French planes buzz Ankara’s flotilla

Russia Today 13 Aug 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened reprisals if anyone attacks the ship surveying disputed waters in the Mediterranean for oil and gas, after two French jets flew nearby during an exercise with the Greek fleet ... Macron also called for Turkey to stop the survey and resolve the issue with Athens through dialogue....

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Netanyahu to Greek FM: Israel takes Turkish aggression in Med. seriously

The Jerusalem Post 13 Aug 2020

The comment came after Turkey sent naval ships into the eastern Mediterranean this week, saying they are meant to protect a research mission, surveying the continental shelf. The ships are in what Greece considers to be its Exclusive Economic Zone ... IDF naval commandos stopped the ship, killing nine activists....