The
35-foot fiberglass research vessel Sakonnet based in Hull, MA is fully
equipped and insured and available for charter for oceanographic survey and
sampling operations.
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Video Survey in Mystic River (click to enlarge) |
Vibrocoring in Boston Harbor (click to enlarge) |
Sakonnet Steaming |
Capabilities
| Fisheries Research | Geophysical Surveys |
| Coring and Sediment Sampling | Mooring Operations |
Past Experience
| Vibrocore operations Boston Harbor for Triton Environmental |
| Acoustic Doppler Survey for ENSR in Cape Cod Bay |
| Benthic video survey of the Mystic River for SAIC |
| Vibrocoring for the Boston Harbor Improvement Project (ACOE) |
| Mussel Cage Deployments for Battelle Ocean Sciences |
| Dredge
Plume Monitoring New Bedford Harbor for ENSR |
| CSO Monitoring, Boston Harbor (Dorchester Bay) for Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. |
Specifications
| Length: 35 Feet | Beam: 11.5 Feet |
| Draft: 3 Feet | Speed: 18 Knots |
| Fuel Consumption: 4 gal/hr | Fuel Capacity 170 gallons |
| 50 sq feet lab space in pilot house | 150 sq feet deck space |
Machinery/ Deck
Equipment
| 220 HP John Deere 6068T | 8000 lb capacity winch |
| 1000 lb capacity boom | 1000 lb capacity capstan |
| 2000 lb 12 foot high Hydraulic A-Frame |
Electronics
| Northstar 951X Differential GPS | Sitex VS-106 200 kHz Echosounder |
| Standard Horizon Eclipse | VHF Radio |
| Furuno 32-mile Radar | Prosign 3000-watt inverter |
Safety Equipment
| Revere Solus “A” 4 man life raft | 4 Survival Suits |
For further information, contact Chip Ryther or Charlotte Cogswell of CR Environmental, Inc. at 508-563-7970 (Phone/Fax)