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The
32-foot aluminum research vessel Cyprinodon
(The Minnow) based in East Falmouth, Massachusetts is fully equipped,
insured and available for charter for oceanographic and limnologic survey
operations. The vessel is trailerable and can be transported throughout the
northeast on short notice.
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Capabilities
| Water Quality Monitoring Studies | Bathymetric Surveys |
| Geophysical Surveys | Benthic Sampling
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| Research Diving and Video Surveys | Equipment Testing |
| Vibrocoring | |
Representative
Past
Experience
| Bathymetric, side scan sonar and Sediment Profile Imagery (SPI) survey of several ACOE DAMOS disposal sites. |
| Geophysical surveys and sediment profile camera operations (REMOTS), Norfolk, VA and Philadelphia Reserve Shipyard |
| Bottom Classification and Eel Grass Surveys, Fisher Island Sound, CT for Mohegan Tribe Aquaculture Dept. |
| Geophysical and Bathymetric Surveys
& Sediment Coring, Catskill Reservoirs, NY |
| Vibrocore Sampling, New Bedford Harbor, MA and the Mohawk River, Utica, NY |
| Bottom Classification Surveys - Side Scan Sonar, Video Sled, Roxann, Multibeam Bathymetry, Sediment Sampling, Sediment Profile Camera Operations - Jamaica Bay, NY |
Specifications
| Length: 32 feet | Speed:
16 knots |
| Beam:
11 feet |
10 x 8 ft Pilot House with Benches |
| Draft: 3 feet | 100 sq ft Deck Space |
| Fuel Consumption: 4 gal/hr | Fuel Capacity: 120 gal
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Machinery
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Deck Equipment
| 200 HP Volvo Penta Diesel w/Duoprop Drive | 18" Diameter Transducer Well |
| Sea Power 5 kW Generator |
Slip Ring Assembly |
| 500 lb Capacity Hydrographic Winch | 1000 lb Capacity Hydraulic A-Frame |
Electronics
| Trimble: AG132 Differential GPS w/USCG and Omnistar Beacons | 3W Transportable
Cellular Phone |
| Northstar 941X Differential GPS | Furuno
Model 668 Color Video Sounder |
| Furuno Model 1831 24 mile Radar | Standard Horizon Titan VHF Radio |
| Robertson AP2500 Autopilot | Maptech
Professional Electronic Chart Navigation System |
| Coastal Oceanographic Hydrographic Survey Software “HYPACK” |
Safety
Equipment
| 6 man Solas A Life Raft | 6 Survival Suits |
| ACR Category II EPIRB | Diver Alert Network Oxygen Kit |
For
further information, contact Chip Ryther or Eric Steele of
