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The Sırapınar Class are compact sister vessels to Sanmar’s best-selling Boğacay Class tugs.
The vessel will undergo final outfitting at Royal T Shipyards in Kampen before heading to Harlingen for sea trials and delivery later this year.

Marine biodiversity: Enormous variety of animal life in the deep sea revealed

The data for the current study was mostly collected on expeditions with the research vessel METEOR.

Polarstern expedition investigates massive calved iceberg

Experts explore for the first time life on the seafloor in a region formerly covered by thick ice

Fugro partners on ‘4S’ global satellite observation seafloor mapping innovation

Fugro is participating in an EU co-funded research and innovation project to develop a remote solution for global satellite derived seafloor mapping.

14 million tonnes of microplastics on seafloor

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has provided the first ever global estimate for microplastics on the seafloor, with results suggesting there are 14 million tonnes in the deep ocean.

Fast-moving waterfalls in the deep sea can be dangerous for seafloor cables

New research led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has discovered how fast-moving waterfalls under the sea control the shape and behaviour of submarine channels.

Bangor University’s U-Boat research in the Irish Sea

Research by Bangor University was featured in the Drain the Oceans series on National Geographic Channel on Monday, 7 October. The programme outlines the development...

Hurricane Nicole sheds light on how storms impact the deep ocean

In early October 2016, tropical storm Nicole formed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It roamed for six days, reaching Category 4 hurricane...

Kraken launches OceanVision project

Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., has launched the initial phase of its OceanVision™ project. Commencing...

VIDEO: AUV Sentry to explore the ocean down to 6000 meters depth

The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sentry is part of the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF). Sentry is a fully autonomous underwater vehicle capable of exploring...

Origin of massive methane reservoir identified at the seafloor

New research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) published Aug. 19, 2019,  in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science provides evidence of...

UNH technology helps to solve a historical mystery in the ocean

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire’s Marine School are part of the crew, led by National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Robert Ballard, that is setting...

Deep Sea Mining Zone Hosts CO2-Consuming Bacteria

Scientists have discovered that bacteria in the deepest parts of the seafloor are absorbing carbon dioxide and could be an additional food source for other deep-sea life.

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