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“In keeping with that spirit, Arctic Storm challenged us with delivering an integrated package that would allow the crew to maximize catch ef? ciency – reducing both time on the water and vessel emissions – while working seamlessly within the ship’s

Brett Johnson, Jess Woodruff, wider operational and

VP, Arctic Storm Kongsberg Discovery’s processing parameters to

Director, Marine Life optimize pro? tability.”

Technology USA able new revenue streams for the Seattle- based ? shing business.

HMS-620 BUBBLE GUN

Design by Kongsberg Maritime

MARINE SEISMIC SYSTEM

The Arctic Fjord is a Kongsberg Mari- APPLICATIONS time NVC 336 WP trawler design. The • Shallow Gas Hazard Surveys • Oi shore Wind Turbine vessel measures 99 x 21 meters and was • Geotechnical InvesO gaO on • Sand Resource InvesO gaO on

Kongsberg’s ? rst ever contract for a US built vessel. It is one of the largest ? sh- ing vessels designed by the company.

The vessel was built, in line with the

Jones Act, at the Thoma-Sea yard in

Louisiana. Key design features include a wave piercing bow, which reduces fuel

Portable System Requires only consumption and reduces slamming in

Wavelet 2KW at 250ms Ping Rate

CorrelaO on > 0.96 rough seas. It has a crew capacity of 152, which means 48 cabins are incor- porated into the design – much more than typical Norwegian ? llet trawlers.

Designed for trawling, the Arctic Fjord has high bollard pull of 110 tons, enabled by a single Bergen 7,200kW main engine

Sand Reclamation Data Collected Using HMS-620 and a Kongsberg Maritime Promas Inno-

Courtesy URI Graduate School of Oceanography duct propeller of 4200mm diameter. The

Falmouth Scienti¿ c, Inc.

vessel also features a Kongsberg tunnel

Pocasset, MA USA 02559 • Tel: +1-508-564-7640 • Fax: +1-508-564-7643 thruster to aid maneuverability, and a [email protected] • www.falmouth.com range of Kongsberg deck machinery.

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