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Cruise Log: Hydrothermal Hunt at Mariana. Canary Islands. Cayman Islands. These are just some of the ports that Schmidt Ocean Institute cruises have departed from. These ports have one thing in common: endless sunny beaches where you can relax for a few days before the cruise with a mojito in one hand and a good book in the other.
It is also a great chance to explore the local culture, history, and cuisine of your departure country I highly recommend the Chamorro BBQ Bistek if you are ever in Guam. In your limited free time on board, there are lots of forms of entertainment — including books, games, and movies, in addition to recreational whale watching and coffee drinking Importantly, the coffee is delicious. Who will you be drinking this coffee with, you ask?
Scientists are the most interesting people in the world. I must admit, that statement is heavily biased by the fact that I myself am an early-career scientist.
If you are the sort of person who gets excited over a rock that contains metallic elements in potentially economic concentrations, exploding submarine volcanoes, an ecosystem that is based on chemosynthesis rather than by energy from the sun, understanding the chemistry of our oceans, or advanced robotic technologies like the Automated Underwater Vehicle AUV Sentry, this is the place for you!
Not to mention the super-friendly crew, without whom it would just be a few confused-looking scientists bobbing around on a stationary ship. Every researcher has their own specialties and perspectives, and everyday conversations can trigger novel ideas.
The end result may be a scientific publication, the next cruise proposal, or an entire new avenue of investigation. In addition, you never know what new discoveries will be made that could provide more questions than answers. Research of this nature is essential for determining where to situate excavation platforms and riggings, so as to successfully extract the oil or gas beneath.
In some situations, research vessels can even be used in support of national security for any nation. Because of the sophisticated equipment that they carry, research vessels are capable of determining whether any kind of security breach has occurred at sea.
It is also possible for such advanced research vessels to identify the potential for a seagoing invasion by any belligerent nation, and this can provide priceless timely data which would allow the sponsoring nation to react. Truthfully, this cannot be said to be one of the more common uses of research vessels, but since they carry advanced detection equipment, it is a purpose for which they are well-suited.
For example, one of the prime functions of research vessels is hydrographic survey. This form of research allows for more accurate mapping of the seas for shipping purposes. Thanks to hydrographic survey research, we know which routes are passable by both civilian and military crafts. Other research vessels carry out work to understand the water on which they sail.
This may entail close chemical and biological analysis of the water. Thanks to these vessels we can learn more about pollution at sea. With the ongoing threat of the melting of polar ice, the same crafts can analyze chemicals that may have been released into the water, better to understand the extent of any such melting.
Further vessels may have more commercial applications, which may include being used for the analysis of fish stocks. The better we understand the water around us, the more we can apply that knowledge for a range of purposes, and the better we can understand the world. So, whether it is to find out whether a certain area is likely to be profitable for fishing trawlers, or another area needs to be the focus of close attention and ecological efforts, the importance of research vessels should be clear to anyone.
Research vessels play a major part in our scientific understanding of the seas, allowing us to have concrete scientific data where once we could at best have speculated at a conclusion.
The Maggi Sue will greatly expand our range, with the capability of day cruises as far as Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie — anywhere in the Great Lakes. She will have classroom and lab space for up to 24 students. The lab on the Neeskay is a little more than square feet. The Maggi Sue will have more than square feet of permanent lab space, plus a deck large enough to carry portable labs for conducting specialized research. Skip to content Skip to footer. Val Klump Why is it important to have a research vessel?
The Neeskay has been crucial to UWM's freshwater research, and the new Maggi Sue will enhance that research capability.
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