REV OCEAN

摘要

If ever there was a yacht fit for our Adventure Issue, it has to be REV Ocean. To describe the 6ooft behemoth, conceived in 2016 by Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke, as a "superyacht" doesn't feel right. It is, quite simply, a different beast entirely - as these amazing pictures reveal. When BOAT International first previewed her back in 2018, work on this extraordinary expedition vessel - with its state-of-the-art scientific equipment and onboard labs, moon pool, research hangar, and room for 90 people on board at any one time - was just beginning. Today, she's on the water, and not too far from setting off on her maiden voyage. "No one has ever attempted to make a vessel like this before, so the whole process of construction is a big experiment of sorts," explains Nina Jensen, REV Ocean's CEO. ("REV" is short for Research and Expedition Vessel.) "We have an on-site team at the shipyard in Brattvag, Norway, overseeing the construction process, and we have a management team organizing the science, operations, communications and chartering from the main office in Oslo. It's a huge learning curve for all of us but we have a very talented team with diverse experience, so we are all stretching our brains to keep on top of any issues."