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1988: Vol. LXV No. 2

Survey, Wreck Search, and Research Vessel, Atair

  • The German Hydrographic Institute
Submitted
July 31, 2015
Published
2015-05-13

Abstract

The new Survey, Wreck Search, and Research Vessel Atair (Fig. l ) was delivered to her owners, the Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut (DHI) (German Hydrographic Institute), Hamburg, on 3 August 1987, nine months after laying the keel. The new ship is especially equipped for different duties. One hundred and fifty days per year Atair will be used for survey and wreck search services and the other one hundred days at sea the ship will be used for various tasks, e.g. tests of nautical equipment, oceanographic research, etc.