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The Irish research<br />
vessel Celtic<br />
Explorer is over 65<br />
metres in length<br />
and comes equipped<br />
with state of the<br />
art scientific<br />
equipment that<br />
includes wet, dry<br />
and chemical<br />
laboratories.<br />
The celtic<br />
explorer<br />
Multi-purpose in its functionality and spacious<br />
enough to accommodate over 20 scientists, in<br />
addition to crew, the State-owned vessel, run<br />
by the Marine Institute, came into service in<br />
2003, since when it has been used for fisheries,<br />
acoustic research, oceanographic, hydrographic<br />
and geological investigations, as well as<br />
buoy/deep water mooring and remotely<br />
operated vehicle (ROV) operations. That the<br />
RV Celtic Explorer has been crucial in facilitating<br />
exploratory research in Irish waters is universally<br />
acknowledged, yet Dr. Stephen McCarron, a<br />
geoscientist based in Maynooth University<br />
Department of Geography, whose work on<br />
climate change involves analysis of sediment<br />
cores from palaeoclimatic archives, gives a lot of<br />
credit to the support of the officers and crew<br />
on board the vessel. ‘They are closely involved<br />
with what the scientists are trying to do and will<br />
do everything they can to help get results. The<br />
Explorer is a real team effort.’<br />
discovery Ireland 60,61
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