R/V Proteus is a multi-use vessel suited for a wide variety of oceanographic research duties. The R/V Proteus is outfitted with TDI-Brooks’ complete geotechnical tool kit including our suite of innovative geotechnical tools for soil sampling and measurement . These include our 0.5 and 1 meter box corers (BC), 6 and 9 meter piston corers (PC), 20 meter jumbo piston corers (JPC), cyclic T-bar instrument (TBAR), and piezocone penetrometers including our 40 meter CPT-Stinger and our 10 meter Gravity CPT tool (gCPT).
The R/V Proteus has a Kongsberg EM-710 (1×1) hull-mounted multibeam (MBES) for surveys to ~2,500m water depth for performing surface geochemical “seep-hunting” (SGE) and seabed heatflow surveys (HF).
- Seabed Geotechnical Coring and Measurements
- Seabed Geochemical “Seep-Hunting” (SGE)
- Seabed Heat Flow Surveys (HF)
- 2DHR Seismic Multi Channel Geophysical Site Surveys
- Pipeline Damage Assessments and Inspection
- Offshore Cable Route Surveys
The R/V Proteus is equipped with satellite communications (phone and internet access), differential GPS, geophysical survey gear and large A-frames with high-speed winches for coring or geotechnical work. The R/V Proteus is an ABS class and had an extensive technical refit in 2009 and 2014 making her ready for extended voyages.
The R/V Proteus uses Starlink Maritime, a satellite internet service from SpaceX, to provide high-speed, unlimited connectivity at sea. With over 2,400 satellites in orbit, the service offers download speeds of 60-150 Mbps and upload speeds of 10-20 Mbps to maritime vessels.
Our field services are supplemented by high quality environmental, geochemical and geotechnical laboratories with a staff of nearly one-hundred individuals including fourteen Ph.D. level oceanographers, geochemists, biologists and geologists.
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Registry Details
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Operator | TDI-Brooks International, Inc. |
| MMSI | 577207000 |
| Registry | Vanuatu, Port Vila |
| Home Port | Freeport, TX |
| Radio Call Sign | YJTP5 |
Certifications
TDI-Brooks has over 20 years of vessel chartering and management experience and currently operates four research vessels, Gyre, Brooks McCall, Miss Emma McCall and R/V 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 Proteus below:
- Certification of Registry – Registry- R/V Proteus
- ABS Certificate of Classification –Class Certificate – R/V Proteus
- Safety Management Certificate Safety Management Cert – R/V Proteus
- Document of Compliance – ClassIBS
Revised 02/23/2023
