World's first government owned LNG research vessel

摘要

CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION at the Fassmer Shipyard in Berne, on behalf of the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH), Atair II will be the world's first government-owned research vessel to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The 74m monohull platform will replace the current Atair which entered service in 1987. Scheduled to be operational from 2020, Atair II conduct hydrographic surveys and wreck searches, as well as marine environmental observations in the North and Baltic Seas. She will also be involved in the testing of navigation and radar equipment.