Research

• Locations
• Departments
  • Marine Science
    • Marine Geology
    • Marine Sedimentology
    • Sedimentary Petrography
    • Actuopalaeontology
    • Marine Biology
    • Research Vessels
      • The FK 'Senckenberg'
      • Work Boats
  • Botany and Molecular Evolution
  • Terrestrial Zoology
  • Limnology and Conservation
  • Marine Zoology
  • German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research
  • Paleontology and historical geology
  • Paleoanthropology and
  • Messel Research
  • Quaternary Palaeontology
• Major research projects
• Scientific collections
• Institutional Seminar
• Scientific meetings and conferences
• Publications
• Junior scientists

Work Boats

Applications:  shallow-water surveys, transfer of personnel and equipment

work boat "SAM II" Length: 630 cm Width: 200 cm Weight: 1800 kg Capacity: 8 Persons Motor: 2x4 cylinder outboard motors, 45 HP Cabin Navigation: echo-sounder, D-GPS-Trackplotter Speed: max. 23 Kn

survey boat "Scanner"                      Length: 650 cm                      Width: 200 cm                      Weight: 2100 kg                      Capacity: 8 Persons                      Motor: 90 HP, jet-propulsion                      Cabin and small moonpool                      Navigation: echo-sounder,                      D-GPS trackplotter, radar                      Speed: max. 6.5 Kn

The boats are mainly used for mobile deployment. They can either be deployed at sea from the FK "Senckenberg" or overland from trailers.