Neeskay Specifications

Research Capabilities

• Full range of wet and dry lab facilities for chemical, physical, biological and geological sampling and analysis including:
  • Seabird CTD profiler
  • Current meter deployment
  • Vertical and horizontal net tows
  • Trawling
  • Box coring, multi-core, and single core sampling
  • Ekman, PONAR, and Skipek dredges
• Additionally, the Neeskay is equipped for support of SCUBA-assisted research and is used as a platform for ROV/AUV operations:
  • University-approved SCUBA dive program
  • Small, Blue ROV2 (Blue Robotics) for observations (Benthos), water and bottom sampling. Depth range 500m.

Propulsion Machinery

• Single 340 HP Detroit Diesel 12 cylinder 71 series engine
• Twin Disc 514-M marine gear with 3 to 1 reduction with trolling valve control
• Propeller diameter 42″, shaft diameter 4″

Navigation/Electronics

• 72 mile Furuno radar
• KVH Azimuth 314 AC fluxgate compass
• Sperry Mk 27 gyro-compass with autopilot
• Two VHF-FM radio telephones (call sign WY8293)
• Northstar 951XD DGPS system with electronic charts
• Timezero Navigation software and chart plotter
• Furuno Universal AIS Transponder
• Hummingbird Helix 9 side-scan sonar
• Attachable transducer arm for research sonar and tracking sensors

Furuno WASSP F3 multi-beam sonar

Specifications

• TX Frequency: Wide band F3/F3i: 160 kHz F3L/F3Li: 80 kHz
• Detection Range: F3: 200 m* (Side Beam Best Performance) 400 m* (Main Beam Directly Under Boat) F3L: 450 m* (Side Beam Best Performance) 900 m* (Main Beam Directly Under Boat) *Depth capability subject to a variety of external factors.
• Beam Width: 120° x 4° (Athwartships x Fore-aft) PS: 4.4°
• Interface NMEA0183: GGA, GGK, GLL, HDG, HDM, HDT, HVE, PASHR, PTNL PFEC, RMC, RCD, TSS1, ZDA

Winches and Equipment

• Forward deck
  • One Gearmatic hydraulic anchor winch with 733 meters (2,200′) of 3/8″ cable
  • Vertical Ideal Windlass with Wildcat
  • One HIAB articulated hydraulic crane
  • One Otis Oceanographic hydraulic winch with free fall capability and 460 meters (1,500′) of 1/4″ conducting cable with sliprin, with General Oceanics Payout Meter
  • One aluminum A-frame with maximum load capacity of 2,000 pounds.
• Aft deck
  • One Lantec two-speed hydraulic winch with free fall capability and 400 meters (1,300′) of 1/4″ cable
  • One Lantec single-speed high power hydraulic winch with 400 meters (1,300′) of 1/4″ cable
• Hydraulic ram gallows frame on stern with 4-meter (12′) clearance under frame and 1-meter (3′) swing clearance over stern, maximum load capacity of 2,000 pounds.

Generator

• One Northern Lights 45 kw, 110/220 volt, single phase generator.
• One Northern Lights 20 kw, 83 amp 110/220 volt single phase generator
• One 11.7 amp uninterruptible power system

Stats

Length:	71 feet (21.6 meters)
Beam:	17’8″ (5.4 meters)
Draft:	8 feet (2.4 meters)
Tonnage:	Displacement 62.6 tons; Gross tonnage 75 tons
Hull:	Steel mono hull design. Vessel has six water-tight compartments with bilge alarm system, and bilge keels to reduce rolling effects from sea.
Official Number:	512553
Built:	1953 Higgins Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA
Converted:	1970 Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI; 1984 2-meter (6′) aft extension and gantry system, Hanna Marine, Lamont IL
Speed:	2.5 knots trolling control, 9.5 knots cruising, 10.5 knots maximum
Range:	750 nautical miles (1,400 km)
Endurance:	Seven days as day boat with meals served
Licenses:	Maxwell Morgan – 200T Master Great Lakes, Inland, and Near Coastal, Ordinary Seaman. Eight year- Head Marine Tech-US EPA R/V Lake Guardian. Five years commercial fishing vessels in the North Atlantic. Over 4,000 days at sea. Brandon Fiew – 100-ton master inland, AB special, STCW Basic Safety

Crew

• Captain Max Morgan
• Mate/Engineer: Brandon Fiew

Habitat

Full galley facilities include 2 food refrigerator/freezers, 2 science refrigerators, 1 science freezer, convection microwave oven, electric countertop stove and grill, coffee, tea, air fryer and crockpot.
Two toilets, 6 bunks, and boiler and electric heat.

Safety Equipment

• Two 8-person and one 6-person SOLAS-approved Elliot inflatable life rafts
• Category I 406 EPIRB
• 20 survival suits
• Heart Start AED defibrillator
• Complete M.O.B. emergency equipment
• Halon automatic engine room fire suppression system and manual fire extinguishers.
• Complete custom-designed vessel alarm system including smoke, fire, flooding, and AC/DC detection
• SOLAS signaling equipment
• Emergency lighting and DC power supply
• Three independent dewatering systems, including one 220 VAC bilge pump, one 24 VDC bilge pump, one hydraulic bilge pump with 140 GPM capacity, and one portable diesel powered dewatering pump
• The crew of the Neeskay is trained in Emergency First-Aid, AED, CPR and DAN Emergency Dive Oxygen