Buque civil de investigación científica
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Australia's dedicated ocean research vessel
RV Investigator is an advanced ocean research vessel, supporting Australia’s atmospheric, oceanographic, biological and geoscience research from the tropical north to the Antarctic ice-edge.
So much of our deep ocean remains a mystery. We know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our deepest oceans.
A turn-key solution for research
Research vessel (RV) Investigator is helping change that and unlock the mysteries of our oceans. This impressive 94-metre ocean-class research vessel provides Australian researchers with the capability to conduct research anywhere across our vast ocean estate.
RV Investigator can accommodate 40 researchers and technical staff, and 20 crew on each voyage. It has an endurance of 60 days and 10,000 nautical miles without resupply. The vessel's state-of-the-art features and capabilities include:
Mapping the sea floor at any depth. Australia has the third largest ocean territory in the world, but only 25 per cent of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) has been mapped to a modern standard.
Studying marine life found between 1500 to 3000 metres below the surface to learn more about where fish live, eat and breed in order to better manage our fisheries.
Collecting weather data in a 150 kilometre radius around and 20 kilometres above the ship to improve our weather modelling and forecasts. RV Investigator is one of only a handful of vessels globally that has an advanced weather radar on board.
- Capturing seawater samples from depths to 6000 metres to help understand ocean properties and life, and to monitor change.