DP STAR

The surveying and sampling vessel DP STAR (length overall 45 metres) is equipped with a dynamic positioning (DP) system that does away with anchoring while on a sampling station. The vessel has hull-mounted geophysical equipment, including a Topas P40 parametric (high-resolution) seismic unit and a Kongsberg EM 710 multibeam echo-sounder, winch capacities to deploy towed geophysical systems (such as a sparker and a side-scan sonar) as well as an 8-m clearance A-frame vibrocore sampling unit: in short, the vessel has all the facilities required to provide full geophysical & geotechnical support services. Furthermore the DP system allows the vessel to sail very accurate pre-programmed survey line patterns to enhance the detection of depressions below the sea-bed, thereby allowing better identification of mineralised deposits.

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