Name Derinsu Status Active Launched 2006 | Homeport Istanbul, Turkey Class and type Dredger Length 45 m | |
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Owner Derinsu Underwater Engineering, Ankara, Turkey Identification IMO number 9098294
MMSI number 271042548 | ||
The RV Derinsu is a Turkish research and survey vessel owned and operated in deep waters by Derinsu Underwater Engineering headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.
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The company operates another research vessel RV Beluga.
Vessel
Derinsu is 45 m (147 ft 8 in) long with a beam of 15 m (49 ft 3 in) and a max. draft of 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in). She has a tonnage of 612 GT
Research capabilities
Originally a fishing boat, she was refit with state-of-the-art instruments and equipment for hydrographic, geophysical, geotechnical, oceanographic and marine environmental surveys. The vessel is capable of conducting research work in depths up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft).
Service
In 2014, she was commissioned to carry out surveys in the Black Sea off Akliman, Sinop, where the construction of the Sinop Nuclear Power Plant is planned. Preliminary research works were completed by the RV TÜBİTAK Marmara.