RV Marcus G. Langseth
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RV Marcus G. Langseth
- IMO number
- 9010137
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 3,834
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 71.5 m
- Beam
- 17 m
- Year built
- 1991
- Builder
- Ulstein Verft
- Registered owner
- National Science Foundation
- Operator
- Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RV Marcus G. Langseth
RV Marcus Langseth is a research vessel operated by the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) of Columbia University as a part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. The Marcus G. Langseth was dedicated on December 4, 2007, came into service in early 2008, replacing the RV Maurice Ewing. Marcus G. Langseth is intended primarily to collect multichannel seismic data, including 3-D surveys. The ship was purchased from the geophysical survey company WesternGeco in 2004, having previously been named Western Legend. The Marcus G. Langseth was named for Marcus G. Langseth, a Lamont scientist. In March 2009, Chinese authorities denied the vessel permission to pass between Taiwan and China. In August 2009, Marcus G. Langseth was named in a Canadian lawsuit seeking to halt its seismic tomography experiment.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RV Marcus G. Langseth now?
- RV Marcus G. Langseth 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 Marcus G. Langseth?
- RV Marcus G. Langseth is a research vessel, built in 1991 by Ulstein Verft. The vessel is 71.5 m long with a beam of 17 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,834.
- Who owns RV Marcus G. Langseth?
- RV Marcus G. Langseth is registered to National Science Foundation and operated by Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has RV Marcus G. Langseth been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RV Marcus G. Langseth appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).