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Operating and managing the deep-sea research vessel Kairei |
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The deep-sea research vessel Kairei is a state-of-the-art vessel whose features include support for the 7,000-meter-class remotely operated vehicle Kaiko 7000Ⅱ, a multichannel seismic (MCS) reflection survey system, and a multi-narrow beam echo sounder.
The Kairei's achievements to date include the discovery of hydrothermal activities and ecosystems in the Indian Ocean and, with the help of the Kaiko, many deep-sea explorations in the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest.
Nippon Marine Enterprises was commissioned to operate and manage the Kairei in 2000.
| Overall length: |
105.2 m |
| Beam: |
16.0 m |
| Height: |
7.3 m |
| Draft: |
4.5 m |
| Gross tonnage: |
4,628 tons |
| Cruising speed: |
Approximately 16 knots |
| Range: |
Approximately 9,600 miles |
| Accommodation: |
60 (29 crew and 31 researchers) |
| Completion: |
1997 |
| Port of registry: |
Yokosuka |
| Building dock: |
Sakaide factory of Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation |
Click here to see a photo gallery of the deep-sea research vessel Kairei. |
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| Copyright © 2008 Nippon Marine Enterprises, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. |
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