The FOREL sailing vessel

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The size of this motorized sailing vessel (28M) allows access to areas close to the coast, which are inaccessible to larger research vessels. This enables a complementary approach.

General characteristics

Identification

  • Ship's name: FOREL
  • Flag: SWITZERLAND
  • Port of registry: BASEL
  • Year of construction: 2000
  • Upgrade: 2023
  • Official number: 07640
  • MMSI : 269120040
  • Call sign: HBY6102

Capacity

  • Crew berths: 6
  • Passenger berths: 6

Boat specifications

  • Overall length: 27,57 m
  • Draft: 2,33 m
  • Beam: 8,06 m
  • Gross tonnage: 114 T
  • Net tonnage: 34 T
  • Engine power: 2 x 400 HP
  • Construction material: Aluminium
  • Cruising speed: 6,5 knots

Safety equipment

  • Lifejacket (SOLAS): 12
  • Immersion suit: 12
  • Liferaft: 2
  • Medical equipment

IT and Data Storage

  • Internet access
  • Ethernet port
  • Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
  • Network storage (NAS 4TB)
  • Iridium + Starlink communication

Technical Characteristics

  • Winch: 12 -7.3 kN, 1500 m of Prima sheathed cable (3.6 T)
  • Seawater lines
  • Fresh water lines (desalination)
  • Power supply: 12 V, 24 V and 230 V and 380 V (three-phase)
  • Sonar
 Furuno DFF3D and FCV 295
  • Radar 
Furuno DRS4D NXT

Tender


  • Highfield 420, Suzuki engine 50 HP

Scientific equipment

Laboratories

Wet lab (8 m2)

  • MiliQ water
  • Laboratory articulated suction arms (hood Ø 350 mm)

Dry laboratory (5 m2)

  • Stirring cabinet (27 U)

Clean laboratory (5 m2)

  • Air extraction hoods (MAC 10 LEDC/STD): 2
  • Dedicated clean seawater line

SAS/storage room (3 m2)

General facilities

  • Chemical cabinets (flame, acid and base)
  • Refrigerator +3 to +16°C (558 L)
  • Freezer -9 to -30°C (499 L)
  • Air compressor
  • Diving equipment (2 pers.)

Oceanographic equipment

Wet lab (8 m2)

  • CTD unit (SBE 25Plus)
  • dO2 (SBE-43)
  • pH (SBE-18)
  • CDOM
  • PAR (SATPAR ICSW)
  • Chlorophyll-a and Turbiditéb (ECO-FLNTURD)

Rosette

  • Rosette 1018 General Oceanics
  • Niskin 8L bottles (12)

Ferrybox

  • OceanPackTM Classic (SubCtech)
  • Thermosalinograph (SBE-45)
  • Water inlet temperature sensor (SBE-38)
  • Oxygen (AADI 4835, Optode 4835)
  • pH (SubCtech)
  • Chl a (Trios NanoFlu)
  • CDOM (Trios NanoFlu)
  • Turbidity (STM 880nm)
  • Ocean view (Outdoor Notebook)

Dedicated air intake opening