GSI Mariner
 Mariner on the banks of the Mackenzie at Inuvik, 2015 | |
| History | |
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| Name: | GSI Mariner |
| Owner: |
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| Port of registry: |
Edmonton, Alberta,  Canada |
| Builder: | Alum Construction, Edmonton |
| Launched: | 1971 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Beached on the Mackenzie River near Inuvik, NT |
| Status: | Location; 68°20′20″N 133°42′21″W / 68.33876°N 133.70588°WCoordinates: 68°20′20″N 133°42′21″W / 68.33876°N 133.70588°W |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Research/survey vessel |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 36.5 metres (120 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.1 metres (30 ft) |
| Depth: | 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 730 bhp (540 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Two diesel engines |
| Speed: | 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Notes: | [1] |
The GSI Mariner is a Canadian research/survey ship. It was built and used originally by Geophysical Service Inc. (GSI) to record seismic data on the Mackenzie River delta and Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean.[2] Later it was owned by other companies, including Halliburton Canada. It is currently beached on the banks of the Mackenzie south of Inuvik, near the beginning of the Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road.
It was built in 1971 in Edmonton, and taken up in sections to Great Slave Lake later that year to be launched onto the Mackenzie. GSI ran surveys and did seismic research with it during the summers and beached it over winters, voyages that continued as Halliburton took over GSI and then after the company was reincorporated. Whether it will sail again is not known.
Characteristics
The GSI Mariner is built on a steel hull laid in carvel style. It is 36.5 metres (120 ft) long and 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in) deep with a 9.1-metre (30 ft) beam. It has a gross tonnage of 308 with a net tonnage of 115.[1]
In the engine room power is provided by two diesel engines. Together they deliver 730 brake horsepower (540 kilowatts) to the twin-screw propellers. The vessel can make 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph).[1]
The vessel's outer hull and lower deck are painted red. The upper deck is painted white. On each side of the bridge is a logo featuring the capital letters "HGS" and a globe-shaped grid pattern. Various antennae protrude from this level.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Details for registered vessel GSI MARINER (O.N. 344937)". Transport Canada. October 17, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Chopra, Satinder; Colton, Penny (May 2008). ""Something no one ever did before!"". Recorder (Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists). Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ See accompanying photo.