Following Retrofit, 2000-Built Vessel Arrives in US to Perform Offshore Wind Work

March 8, 2024, by Nadja Skopljak

Following a retrofit campaign, TDI-Brooks’ new research vessel has arrived on the US East Coast where it will perform offshore wind work.

The RV Nautilus, formerly known as Nautical Geo, reached the shores of the East Coast on 3 March after undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas.

The 75-metre-long, 2000-built DP2 vessel will provide support for the US offshore wind projects and various other subsea needs.

According to TDI-Brooks, the vessel provides a wide range of offshore support, including subsea services, construction assistance, exploration, production, AUV, ROV, and diving support, and caters to military operations, scientific marine research, and survey mapping.

Nautilus has a North American MCK-1240 upper forecastle deck on the starboard side, which includes a SWL 7.1-tonne crane and is equipped with Geomil Manta-200 CPT, Neptune 3K & 5K vibracorers, and a specially designed pneumatic vibracorer by TDI-Brooks, which are said to enable efficient and accurate geotechnical surveys and sampling.

The vessel, which offers 46 berths, is equipped with a Teledyne RESON full ocean depth multibeam echosounder (MBES) which allows for surveys up to approximately 2,500 metres of water depth, TDI-Brooks said.