Research Vessel Barnacle

The Barnacle’s primary market niche in the Gulf of Mexico includes a multitude of shallow water, near-shore, projects. Installed is a pole mounted Edgetech 4600 Multibeam and Side Scan Sonar, Edgetech 216 Subbottom Profiler, EA 400 Fathometer, Geometrics 882 Cesium Magnetometer and C-Nav 3050 DGPS. Vessel suitable for 2 surveyors and 1 captain during operations.

This 26’ vessel is particularly well suited for the following project types (daylight operations only):

■ Post Hurricane Waterway Hazard Clearance Surveys

■ Hazard surveys

■ Hydrographic mapping and charting

■ Platform siting feasibility studies

■ Tow route clearances

■ Site clearance surveys

■ Port , channel and levee condition surveys

■ Platform and pipeline damage assessments and inspection

■ Pipeline / cable surveys

■ Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) surveys

■ Academic research