Fugro recently formally took delivery of a new-build vessel, M/V Fugro Galaxy; the second of Fugro’s FSSV 65 series of dedicated survey vessels
“FSSV 65” is the design name for a state of the art 65m long Fugro Standard Survey Vessel. Designed to Fugro specifications the specially designed hull form and propulsion system ensures acoustically quiet and economical running at higher than standard survey speeds.
Fitted with the latest survey equipment the FSSV 65’s are the most advanced vessels of their type in the world. The first vessel MV Fugro Searcher was commissioned in March 2010 and is also operated by Fugro Survey Limited of Aberdeen, UK. This vessel has proved to be an extremely capable survey platform; receiving highly complimentary feedback on reliability, comfort and excellent data quality from client’s offshore representatives.
M/V Fugro Galaxy is a multi-tasking DP1 vessel with a permanently mobilised suite of high resolution geophysical and hydrographic survey equipment including Kongsberg EM710 multibeam, Topas PS 40 parametric subbottom profiler and solid digital seismic streamers. Environmental, Geotechnical and ROVSV equipment will be deployed using both stern and side hydraulic A frame deployments and handling equipment. The vessel is fully networked to provide plug-and play interconnectivity and has Fugro’s dual DGPS high precision surface positioning and HiPAP acoustic underwater positioning.
M/V Fugro Galaxy will be able to carry out the full range of site and route survey tasks to obtain the high resolution data necessary for safe, efficient and cost-effective planning, design and engineering activities for the installation of pipelines, platforms, manifolds, wind turbines and other seabed structures.
M/V Fugro Galaxy represents the first phase of a global vessel replacement schedule with the objective of replacing older tonnage from the fleet and clearly differentiating Fugro’s Offshore Survey Division from other providers.
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Source: Fugro , March 15, 2011;