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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Technical designs for research vessel Aurora Borealis unveiled
The technical designs for the first state-of-the-art Arctic research vessel, the Aurora Borealis, were presented this week in Berlin by Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute.The engineers designed a specialised, balcony-shaped hull with a novel adaptation at the water line. The Aurora Borealis design features two 'moon pools', from which research vessels or drilling equipment can be deployed from inside the ship, measuring seven by seven metres.
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Labels: Naval Engineering, Ship Design
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