Mermaid Sapphire

History
Panama
Name: Mermaid Sapphire
Owner: Mermaid Offshore Services Ltd.[1]
Port of registry: Panama City, Panama[1]
Builder: PT Jaya Asiatic Shipyard, Batam, Indonesia[1]
Launched: 2009[1]
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Type: ROV & air diving support vessel[1]
Tonnage:
Length: 63 m (206 ft 8 in) o/a[1]
Beam: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)[1]
Draught: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)[1]
Depth: 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)[1]
Installed power: 2 × 470 kW (630 hp) Volvo + 1 × 99 kW (133 hp) Volvo emergency generator[1]
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 2,575 kW (3,453 hp) Caterpillar CPP
  • 2 × 515 kW (691 hp) CPP bow thrusters
  • 2 × 515 kW (691 hp) CPP stern thrusters[1]
Boats & landing
craft carried:
SMD Quasar Compact ROV[1]
Crew: 60[1]

Mermaid Sapphire is an offshore multipurpose vessel.[2] Built in 2009, the ship is used for mostly research and undersea work.

She is a purpose-built ABS Classed DP2 ROV and air diving support vessel, designed for operation of dual deepwater work-class ROV's (Quasar Compact or Triton XLX) plus optional inspection-class ROV. The ROV's are installed on a dedicated raised deck level, leaving all back deck space for project equipment. Mermaid Sapphire is also equipped with state-of-the-art subsea inspection data acquisition and data management systems. A 23-tonne knuckleboom crane, and auxiliary 5-tonne crane are also installed.[1]

On March 26, 2012, she carried Deepsea Challenger to the Challenger Deep where the first solo dive to the bottom of the trench was made.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Mermaid Sapphire : Detailed Specifications" (PDF). Mermaid Maritime. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "MERMAID SAPPHIRE - Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  3. "James Cameron makes first ever successful solo dive to Mariana Trench - ocean's deepest point". sciencedaily.com. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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