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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. This vessel replaced the previous BIOS research vessel, the smaller ''Weatherbird II'', which had been in use since November 1989. The most extensive modification made to the new ship was installation of a housing and a deployment station for the Institute's 24-place ''Conductivity, Temperature and Depth'' (CTD) rosette package, which is extensively used for Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) operations. Modifications were completed by early 2006, and in March 2006 the ship was re-christened ''Bank of Bermuda Atlantic Explorer'' (the Bank of Bermuda had made a significant endowment which enabled the vessel's purchase). The new vessel was still small enough to navigate Ferry Reach, Bermuda and dock at the new BIOS facility, but had significantly larger space for crew, researcher berths, and research areas. The deck space can accommodate four scientific vans or work boats. Buoys or instrument packets can be launched and retrieved. ==BIOS history== The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences was established in Bermuda in 1903 as the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. and is a US non-profit research and educational institution. On 5 September 2006 it changed the Station's name to ''Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.''〔 In support of its expanded mission to provide well-equipped facilities and staff support for resident scientific staff, visiting scientists, faculty, and students from around the world, BIOS obtained the ship, and in 2006 converted it into the ''Atlantic Explorer''. Ready access from Bermuda to the deep ocean makes ''Atlantic Explorer'' ideal for short and extended cruises, for repetitive sampling and time series at the same station, and for all projects requiring analytical and other sophisticated shore facilities. ''Atlantic Explorer'' spends an average of 150 days per year at sea. Typical cruises run from day-trips to two week cruises. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RV Atlantic Explorer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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