Alcoa Seaprobe, an all-aluminum vessel built for ALCOA (Aluminum Co. of America) specifically for deep ocean research and recovery, had a unique search pod enabling it to sweep the ocean floor and transmit data to the ship. The vessel could also core, drill, and sample mineral deposits down to 18,000 feet.

Alcoa Seaprobe, an all-aluminum vessel built specifically for deep ocean research and recovery, had a unique search pod enabling it to sweep the ocean floor and transmit data to the ship. The vessel could also core, drill, and sample mineral deposits down to 18,000 feet.

2014年8月5日 · As you can guess from its elegant lines and graceful tower structure, Alcoa Seaprobe was built specifically for deep sea research. The rig allowed for coring, drilling, and sampling seafloor to...

Willard Bascom (left), Bob Marx (center) and John Isaacs by a decompression chamber in front of the research vessel ALCOA SEAPROBE, during a deep-sea shipwreck exploration project off the Atlantic coast of Florida in 1972.

View of the ALCOA SEAPROBE research vessel at sea; likely during a sonar survey project searching for deep-sea shipwrecks along the Atlantic coast of Florida. (CC)

Alcoa Seaprobe, an all-aluminum vessel built specifically for deep ocean research and recovery, had a unique search pod enabling it to sweep the ocean floor and transmit data to the ship. The vessel could also core, drill, and sample mineral deposits down to 18,000 feet.

Configured much like a drillship, Alcoa Seaprobe is designed to recover objects up to 200 tons from 6,000 feet and operate its search sensors or recover lesser weights from as deep as 20,000...

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First enrolled, July/August, 1971. Sold to Boston Metals Co., who began scrapping at Panama City, FL, on August 1, 1980. Scrapping completed in April 1981.

ALCOA SEAPROBE is a Multi-purpose offshore vessel built in 1971 by PETERSON BUILDERS - STURGEON BAY WI, U.S.A.. Current status: Decommissioned or lost. It's gross tonnage is 1129 tons.

Get the details of the current Voyage of ALCOA SEAPROBE including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 7038410, MMSI -7038410, Call sign Live map Vessels

Alcoa Seaprobe, an all-aluminum vessel built specifically for deep ocean research and recovery, had a unique search pod enabling it to sweep the ocean floor and transmit data to the ship. The vessel could also core, drill, and sample mineral deposits down to 18,000 feet.

Download scientific diagram | All-aluminum 17,000 ton research vessel 'ALCOA SEAPROBE', 1971. Vessels hull fabricated using 5456-H117 and Alcoa's latest welding specifications for marine ...

This project deployed the ultra-sophisticated research vessel Alcoa Seaprobe, which was specifically designed for deep-ocean search and recovery operations. The Seaprobe’s dynamic positioning capability, which permitted it to hover over the Monitor without the use of anchors, greatly facilitated operations.

Alcoa Seaprobe: extracts of information, 1976, Box: 11, Folder: 24. Allyn Collins Vine papers, MC-01. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives. Copy to clipboard

Using a semi-rigid pipe system, the Alcoa Seaprobe deploys a search, identification and sensor package in close proximity to the ocean floor. The system is designed to permit accurate control of...

The Alcoa Seaprobe, according to her former chief engineer, can hover with an accuracy of,about 20 feet. George G. Scholley; president of the Alcoa Marine Corporation, says he has "the utmost re- spect" for the Glamor Explorer's achieve=ment but notes that it would seem to be " justan upscaling from what we are doing -the technology is ...

2022年1月28日 · The Alcoa Seaprobe was a U.S.-flagged oceangoing vessel engaged in offshore geophysical and geotechnical research. While berthed in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, its owner, Alcoa Marine Corporation (a Delaware corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas), had contracted with Brazil’s national oil company to use Alcoa Seaprobe for offshore ...

Alcoa Seaprobe – Cruise Leave Reports, 1977, Box: 1, Folder: 24. Ship Operations Group records, AC-49. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives.

Alcoa Seaprobe Year of Build: 1971 Official Number: 534500 Construction and Ownership Built at: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Vessel Type: Propeller Hull Materials: Aluminum Builder Name: Peterson Builders, Inc. Ownership Notes: Aluminum Company of America, (1971-1972); Ocean Search,Inc., (1972-1980); Hull Dimensions 1971 Length: 243' Width/Beam: 50 ...