ORV ''Sagar Nidhi'' is an ice-strengthened multidisciplinary vessel operated by the National Institute of Ocean Technology, India. It was constructed at

Fincantieri Fincantieri S.p.A. () is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (2014 ...

, Italy. The 104-metre-long vessel has fully automatic diesel-electric propulsion equipped with

dynamic positioning Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters. Position reference sensors, combined with wind sensors, motion sensors and gyrocompas ...

system,

azimuth thruster An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle (azimuth), making a rudder redundant. These give ships better maneuverability than a fixed propeller and rudder system. Type ...

s, and a winch to hoist 60 tonnes from a depth of 6,000 metres. The vessel is capable of carrying out geo-scientific, meteorological and oceanographic research, and is designed with blue-water capability with ranges of up to for voyages lasting up to 45 days. She is expected to support research in the Indian and Antarctic Oceans. ''Sagar Nidhi'' will be utilized for

deep sea mining Deep sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed of the deep sea. The main ores of commercial interest are polymetallic nodules, which are found at depths of primarily on the abyssal plain. The Clarion–Clipperton zone (CCZ) a ...

, launching of

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's, AUV's, crewed and uncrewed submersibles, and exploration of gas hydrates.

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