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RV ''Pelagia'' is a research vessel in the service of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), a research institute of the
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(NWO). It was built in 1991 by Verolme Shipyard in
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, The Netherlands, and has been in NIOZ-service since. The RV ''Pelagia'' is due to be replaced but on 14 April 2022 a Dutch court ruled that the original contract must be amended, resulting in a delay of the final tender for the replacement that will bear the name RV ''Anna Weber-van Bosse'', after the Netherlands' first female marine biologist to conduct research at sea.


Research

The NIOZ is a Dutch research institute in the field of oceanographic sciences.http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2664/Nieuws/archief/article/detail/556637/2000/04/15/In-de-ban-van-de-cycloon.dhtml In order to do this research the NIOZ has a number of research vessel in service. The RV ''Pelagia'' is one of them. On board all kinds of survey are carried out. For instance bottom surface research to corals or a research on the amount of nutrients in the water. On board there are facilities to do this field work like fixed laboratoria or places for mobile laboratoria. But also conventional oceangoing equipment like cranes and winches for getting the equipment in and out of the water. Usually these are
remotely operated vehicle A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other g ...
like appliances like a CTD or a piston core. Furthermore, there is fixed research equipment placed on board the ''Pelagia'' like an aquaflow, multibeam, HIPAP and ADCP for carrying out continuous survey.


Voyages

Legally the RV ''Pelagia'' is a merchant ship. It falls under the same rules and regulations as any freight carrier. The RV ''Pelagia'' is suitable for oceangoing voyages. However usually she is deployed in the waters around Europe.


The Vessel

The RV ''Pelagia'' is equipped with diesel-electric propulsion. On board there are three generatorsets installed. Two of these are used to generate the power for the propulsion. In port the emergency generator is used for the auxiliaries. The two main engines are
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3508 and 3512 with an output of about 800 kW and 1000 kW. In 2010 the ''Pelagia'' received an overhaul and upgrade at the Astander Shipyard in Santander, Spain.


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External links


Facebook page of the Pelagia.Technical specifications (PDF)

Pelagia on MarineTraffic
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Survey ships of the Netherlands