RV Atlantic Explorer
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RV Atlantic Explorer
- IMO number
- 8120014
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 861
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 52 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1982
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RV Atlantic Explorer
RV Atlantic Explorer is a twin-screw ocean vessel. It is owned and operated by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) in coordination with and as a part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. Atlantic Explorer is in compliance with US Coast Guard, UNOLS and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) regulations as an uninspected oceanographic research vessel and is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Its homeport is St. George's, Bermuda. The ship was constructed in 1982 as a Class III ocean-going environmental research vessel. In it was known as Seward Johnson II, owned by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and based in Ft. Pierce, Florida. BIOS purchased the vessel in October 2005, and modified it to better support the planned activities.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RV Atlantic Explorer now?
- RV Atlantic Explorer has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RV Atlantic Explorer?
- RV Atlantic Explorer is a research vessel, built in 1982. The vessel is 52 m long and has a gross tonnage of 861.
- Who owns RV Atlantic Explorer?
- RV Atlantic Explorer is registered to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has RV Atlantic Explorer been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RV Atlantic Explorer appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).