NAUTILUS SURVEY

NAUTILUS SURVEY (IMO: 9176943) sailing under the Norway flag. It has an overall length of 79 feets and a beam of 20 feets.

Vessel Identification

MMSI: 259464000 IMO: 9176943 Call Sign: LIXR Vessel Type: Research/Survey Vessel Flag: Norway

Specifications

Gross Tonnage: 4,207 GT Deadweight: 1,400 DWT Length Overall: 94.9 m Beam: 17.0 m Draft: 6.0 m Year Built: 1999

Propulsion

Propulsion Type: Diesel-Electric Drive Type: Azimuth Thruster / Dynamic Positioning DP Class: DP-2

Shipyard

Builder: Langsten Slip & Båtbyggeri Build Location: Tomrefjord, Norway Year Delivered: 1999

Owner/Operator

Registered Owner: TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company / Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) affiliated operations Flag State: Norway Port of Registry: Bergen, Norway

Navigation and Communications Equipment

AIS Class: Class A GMDSS: Fitted Dynamic Positioning: DP-2 certified systems

Operating Region

Primarily operates in offshore survey environments including the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and international offshore basins. Conducts open ocean and shelf seismic and oceanographic survey operations across global regions.

Vessel Description

The vessel is a purpose-built offshore survey and seismic research vessel designed for geophysical and oceanographic data acquisition operations. Constructed at Langsten Slip in Norway in 1999, the vessel features a diesel-electric propulsion configuration with dynamic positioning capability rated to DP-2, enabling precise station-keeping during sensitive survey operations without anchoring. The hull design accommodates specialized survey equipment deployment including streamer handling systems, acoustic arrays, and hydrographic instrumentation. The vessel's size and endurance characteristics make it suitable for extended offshore campaigns in both regional and deepwater environments.