Open AccessOcean drilling vessel gets overhaul
Author(s) -
Zielinski Sarah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2006eo020009
Subject(s) - crew , drilling , marine engineering , aeronautics , instrumentation (computer programming) , service (business) , quality (philosophy) , space (punctuation) , drilling riser , offshore drilling , engineering , computer science , systems engineering , operations management , environmental science , mechanical engineering , business , philosophy , epistemology , marketing , operating system
After 20 years of ocean drilling, the research vessel JOIDES Resolution is getting a complete overhaul, including a new name, before it goes back into service in mid‐2007. A 50 percent increase in laboratory space and the addition of new instrumentation will allow scientists to analyze core samples onboard. Improvements to the drilling system and the ship's hull and machinery will increase both the rate at which cores can be obtained and their quality. Scientists and crew will also benefit from a renovation of the staterooms, which will be expanded to accommodate 23 additional people.