TDI-Brooks boasts an extensive 29-year track record in vessel chartering and management. The R/V Gyre is equipped with a cutting-edge Kongsberg EM 304 MKIII multibeam (MBES) echosounder, enabling precise and detailed seabed mapping across a vast range of depths, from 10 meters to over 11,000 meters.
The R/V Gyre has conducted multiple offshore Surface Geochemical “Seep Hunting” Exploration (SGE) and Heat Flow programs for major petroleum companies worldwide. Additionally, the R/V Gyre is proficient in deepwater geotechnical coring, such as 20 meter Jumbo Piston cores (JPC) and 40 meter CPT-Stinger acquisition. This vessel is also capable of providing environmental assessments, metocean studies, heat flow analysis, and environmental baseline studies (EBS).
The R/V Gyre is equipped with STARLINK MARINE’s satellite communications platform. Starlink Maritime, a division of SpaceX, utilizes satellite connectivity services. Starlink Maritime is the designated name for the satellite connectivity service provided to maritime vessels. There are no data caps on capacity, and users can expect download speeds ranging from 60-150 Mbps, with maximum peak speeds reaching 350 Mbps. Upload speeds are estimated to be between 10-20 Mbps, subject to regional variations and vessel congestion. The maximum peak speeds are reported to be 40 Mbps.
Our field services are supplemented by high quality environmental and geotechnical laboratories with a staff of nearly one-hundred and thirty individuals including sixteen Ph.D. level oceanographers, geochemists, biologists and geologists.
Get R/V Gyre Specification Sheet
Registry Details
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Operator | TDI-Brooks International, Inc. |
| MMSI | 577275000 |
| Registry | Vanuatu, Port Vila |
| Home Port | Freeport, TX |
| Radio Call Sign | YJYX5 |
Certifications
TDI-Brooks has over 20 years of vessel chartering and management experience and currently operates four research vessels, R/V Gyre, Brooks McCall, Miss Emma McCall and Proteus. These are multi-use vessels suited for a wide variety of oceanographic research duties.
The TDI-Brooks fleet is operated within a robust Safety Management System and all vessels are regularly vetted by client marine assurance groups and a part of the OCIMF Offshore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID).
You can find the various certifications for the R/V Gyre below:
- Certification of Registry –Registry – R/V Gyre
- ABS Certificate of Classification Class Cert – R/V Gyre
- Safety Management CertificateSafety Management Cert – R/V Gyre
- Document of Compliance – ClassIBS
Revised 02/23/2023
