Mermaid Sapphire

History
Panama
Name	Mermaid Sapphire
Owner	Mermaid Offshore Services Ltd.
Port of registry	Panama City, Panama
Builder	PT Jaya Asiatic Shipyard, Batam, Indonesia
Launched	2009
Identification	IMO number: 9563859; Call sign: 3FJX5; MMSI number: 352890000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	ROV & air diving support vessel
Tonnage	2,070 GT; 1,481 DWT;
Length	63 m (206 ft 8 in) o/a
Beam	15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Depth	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed power	2 × 470 kW (630 hp) Volvo + 1 × 99 kW (133 hp) Volvo emergency generator
Propulsion	2 × 2,575 kW (3,453 hp) Caterpillar CPP; 2 × 515 kW (691 hp) CPP bow thrusters; 2 × 515 kW (691 hp) CPP stern thrusters;
Boats & landing ; craft carried	SMD Quasar Compact ROV
Crew	60

Mermaid Sapphire is an offshore multipurpose vessel.^[2] Built in 2009, the ship is used for mostly research and undersea work.

She is a purpose-built ABS Classed DP2 ROV and air diving support vessel, designed for operation of dual deepwater work-class ROV's (Quasar Compact or Triton XLX) plus optional inspection-class ROV. The ROV's are installed on a dedicated raised deck level, leaving all back deck space for project equipment. Mermaid Sapphire is also equipped with state-of-the-art subsea inspection data acquisition and data management systems. A 23-tonne knuckleboom crane, and auxiliary 5-tonne crane are also installed.^[1]

On March 26, 2012, she carried Deepsea Challenger to the Challenger Deep where the first solo dive to the bottom of the trench was made.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Mermaid Sapphire : Detailed Specifications" (PDF). Mermaid Maritime. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MERMAID SAPPHIRE - Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
^ "James Cameron makes first ever successful solo dive to Mariana Trench - ocean's deepest point". sciencedaily.com. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

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[MM_Spec-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Mermaid Sapphire : Detailed Specifications" (PDF). Mermaid Maritime. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

[marinetraffic-2] "MERMAID SAPPHIRE - Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

[3] "James Cameron makes first ever successful solo dive to Mariana Trench - ocean's deepest point". sciencedaily.com. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

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