Anuanua Moana

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Anuanua Moana in July 2023
History
Flag of the Cook Islands.svgCook Islands
NameAnuanua Moana
Builder ABG Shipyard Surat [1]
Completed2007 [2]
Renamed2023
Homeport Avatiu, Cook Islands
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Displacement2163 [2]
Length61 m (200 ft) [2]
Beam15.8 m (52 ft) [2]
Complement19 [3]

Anuanua Moana ("Rainbow of the Sea") [4] is a research vessel registered in the Cook Islands. It is operated by Moana Minerals and used for conducting surveys for Deep sea mining.

Vos Satisfaction in the Port of Amsterdam, 2018 Vos Satisfaction (ship, 2007) IMO 9352224 Callsign PHKK IJ, Port of Amsterdam pic2.jpg
Vos Satisfaction in the Port of Amsterdam, 2018

The ship was previously known as the VOS Satisfaction [3] and previously operated as a subsea support vessel to support underwater diving- and ROV-operations as well as some salvage projects. In 2022 it was modified to provide space for scientists as well as lifting and sonar gear. [3]

The ship arrived in the Cook Islands in February 2023. [5] It was named in March 2023 after a public competition. [4] [6] It began its first survey expedition in March 2023. [7] Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown accompanied the ship for the first stage of its voyage, mapping the seabed from Rarotonga to the Nga-Pu-Toru before docking in Aitutaki. [8]

In November 2023 it began an expedition to explore the seabed between Rarotonga and Aitutaki. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Anuanua Moana - IMO 9352224". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "ANUANUA MOANA". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "VESSEL REFIT: Anuanua Moana – Ex-subsea construction vessel to take on ocean exploration activities off Cook Islands". Baird maritime. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 Al Williams (4 March 2023). "Cordelia picks a winner in Anuanua Moana". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Melina Etches (21 February 2023). "Research ship arrives in Cooks to explore seabed". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Research vessel Anuanua Moana welcomed to the Cook Islands". Seabed Minerals Authority. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Andrea Vance (11 March 2023). "Oceans apart: How New Zealand's global promises don't match up on our own shores". Stuff. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cook Islands PM on board for the inaugural exploration voyage of Anuanua Moana". Pasifika Environews. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Losirene Lacanivalu (9 November 2023). "Rarotonga to Aitutaki seabed under exploration". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 4 November 2023.


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