R/V ''Rachel Carson'' is a research vessel owned and operated by the

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a private, non-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California. MBARI was founded in 1987 by David Packard, and is primarily funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foun ...

(MBARI), named in honor of the marine biologist and writer,

Rachel Carson Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservation movement, conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book ''Silent Spring'' (1962) are credited with advancing mari ...

Ship history

The ship was built in 2003 as an offshore supply and towing vessel, and was first operated by Lytal Enterprises Inc. as the ''Lytal Team''. After Lytal was acquired by Odyssea Marine Inc. In January 2006 she was renamed ''Odyssea Team''. The ship was acquired by MBARI in mid-2011 to replace the research vessels and , and outfitted to operate ROVs and AUVs, and to conduct CTD sampling.

References

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