RV Cefas Endeavour

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Cefas Endeavour moored in the Inner Harbour, Lowestoft
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Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameCefas Endeavour
Owner Defra
Operator AW Ship Management
Builder Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Yard number712 [1]
Launched2002 August 14
In service2003
Homeport Lowestoft
Identification
StatusShip in service
General characteristics
Tonnage2983 GT, 894 NT
Displacement2,983 t (2,936 long tons)
Length73.92 m (242 ft 6 in)
Beam16.11 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion3 × diesel AC generators; 2 × tandem electric DC motors, single screw; bow thruster; stern thruster
Speed13.6 knots (15.7 mph; 25.2 km/h) max
Endurance42 days
Complement19 scientists, 16 crew
Sensors and
processing systems		Kongsberg EM2040 Multibeam echosounder // HiPAP 500 positioning sonar // EK60 38/120/200 scientific sounder // EA600 12/50/200 hydrographic sounder // SH80 high-frequency omni-directional sonar (scientific option) // Hull-mounted Scanmar fishing net mensuration computer + transducers // RDI workhorse ADCP (optional) // Olex seabed display/logging system (multi-beam option) // FerryBox
NotesThe vessel's underwater radiated noise profile is compliant with standards established by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

RV Cefas Endeavour is an ocean-going fisheries research vessel based at the port of Lowestoft and owned by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). [2]

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[3] She is used to support all aspects of Cefas activities from fish stock surveys to launching autonomous monitoring equipment. The ship was built to replace the former research vessel RV Cirolana, and was designed to minimise underwater noise, and therefore disturbance of fish – ensuring better results from sonar equipment. Operation is currently outsourced by Cefas to AW Ship Management following a tendering process carried out in 2019. [4]

The vessel was previously operated by P&O Maritime Services. [5]

Cefas Endeavour was constructed at Ferguson Shipbuilders in Glasgow. [6] She was named by Lindsay Murray, Cefas' science area head for environmental management at Burnham-on-Crouch, who was also wife of the former chief executive Peter Greig-Smith. [6] The naming ceremony took place on 20 June 2003, sponsored by Ben Bradshaw, then Under Secretary of State at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. [6]

Operational history

A striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in the English Channel taken using imaging equipment aboard Cefas Endeavour Mullus sermuletus Still BSSS CEND0313 BSSS036 STN 356 A1 011.jpg
A striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in the English Channel taken using imaging equipment aboard Cefas Endeavour

Since 2003 Cefas Endeavour has been the only research vessel operated by Cefas. She is used primarily for fisheries surveys, but also to carry out initial assessments of Marine Conservation Zones under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 and Special Areas of Conservation in UK territorial waters. RV Cefas Endeavour is currently used to service offshore meteorological buoys, to deploy autonomous gliders and wave-riders. She participates in the Quarter 3 (August/September) – North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS), a commitment under the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

In February 2015 RV Cefas Endeavour was chartered by the Netherlands government in order to fulfill the Dutch component of the North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS). Cefas scientists worked alongside those from Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) and the Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), with local mobilisation in Scheveningen (Netherlands). The charter was necessary as the Dutch fishery research vessel RV Tridens was undergoing a major refit to enhance her capabilities during this period. [7] RV Cefas Endeavour was similarly chartered by the Netherlands government to fulfill the same function in 2016.

From 20 January – 19 February 2017 RV Cefas Endeavour was chartered by the Norwegian Government to fulfill the Norwegian component of the North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS), and operated in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen – as the Norwegian vessel G.O. SARS was not available. [8]

From circa 2008 to 2011, Cefas Endeavour completed the East Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation survey undertaken to discover more about the seabed from north Norfolk to Walberswick, covering an area of 3,300 square kilometres (1,300 sq mi). [9] Combining data with existing records, researchers were able to produce maps on tidal patterns, water temperature, and general biodiversity. [9] The aim of the survey was to map and record features such as sub-tidal reefs and sandbanks. [9] The team also discovered the wreck of HMS Exmoor, several Second World War aircraft, and hand axes, cores, and flakes dating from the Palaeolithic period. [9] They also discovered a specimen of Rissoides desmaresti , a rare mantis shrimp that was previously unknown in the area. [9]

In summer 2011, while the ship was carrying researchers from Marinelife she spotted 20 endangered fin whales, in five pods, for approximately 30 minutes. [10]

Rescues

The ship has been involved in a number of rescues:

Related Research Articles

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References

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  3. ↑ "CEFAS ENDEAVOUR" (PDF). CEFAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Cefas Secures New Research Vessel Management Services Contract For RV Cefas Endeavour". January 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "New Cefas vessel contract". Cefas. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "New Ship Will Carry Out Fish Research". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 21 June 2003.
  7. ↑ "Netherlands Government charters RV Cefas Endeavour". 3 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Interim Report of the International Bottom Trawl Survey Working Group" (PDF). March 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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  10. ↑ Editor, John Ingham Environment (8 June 2011). "90ft giant whales race to Britain". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2016.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  12. 1 2 3 "Two distress calls received from yacht". The Cornishman. 13 May 2004. p. 6.
  13. 1 2 "Search for man overboard after ferry sighting". Western Morning News. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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