Geomari has an instrumentation centre on the command deck for research purposes, as well as a wet lab, accommodation for crew, marine geological research equipment and an open 40 m2 stern. The stern features hoists and room for project-specific measuring equipment, samplers and winches.
Vessel type
Research vessel Geomari (MMSI 230985210)
Aluminium-body catamaran
Trading area III, including open sea.
Year of construction
2003
Shipbuilder
Mobimar Oy
Length: 20 m
Width: 7.6 m
Draught 0.9 m
Gross tonnage: 75 t
Propulsion: Dual 700 hp (522 kW) Caterpillar diesel engines, a waterjet propulsion system
Accommodations: six persons
Operating range: 350 nautical miles
Cruising speed: 20 knots
Operating speed 4 knots
Survey equipment
Seismic equipment (SIG_Pulse S1 Boomer/Sparker < 1.0 kHz)
Side-scan sonar (Edgetech 4205 Tri Frequency (230 / 540 / 800 kHz)
Research sonar probe (MD 28 kHz)
Multibeam echosounder (GeoSwath4 125 kHz)
Sampling equipment for sediment sampling
Wet laboratory