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R/V CYPRINODON

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.  


 

Capabilities

Water Quality Monitoring Studies      Bathymetric Surveys  
Geophysical Surveys   Benthic Sampling                               
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                              

Machinery / 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 CR Environmental, Inc. at (508) 563-7970 (Phone/Fax).