The cruise was carried out by the 61 meter R/V URANIA (Fig.6), owned and operated by SO.PRO.MAR. and on long-term leased to CNR.
The boat is normally used for geological, geophysical and oceanographical work in the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding waters, including but not limited to, the Atlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Black Sea.
R/V Urania is equipped with DGPS positioning system, single-beam and multibeam bathymetric equipment and integrated geophysical and oceanographical data acquisition systems, including ADCP, CHIRP SBP and other Sonar Equipment.
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