Recovery Vessels & Equipment
Together with a closely held sister company, MRR owns and operates its two primary excavation vessels, the 65 ft. M/V Sea Reaper and the 45 ft. M/V Seatrepid.
Both vessels are converted off-shore fishing boats, fully customized and outfitted with navigational electronics, remote sensing equipment, sophisticated data-recording software, prop-wash deflectors, hand-held metal detectors, air compressors, tanks and related tools.
Together with another sister company, Sea Hunt Surveys International, LLC, MRR operates a fully-outfitted survey vessel, the 28 ft. Sea Hunter. The Sea Hunter is equipped with various remote sensing technologies, including a Geometrics magnetometer, side-scan sonar and more.
When deemed beneficial, MRR may also contract with third parties for additional equipment and/or other specialists to facilitate and expedite the location and recovery of shipwrecks.
Vessel Specifications:
Sea Reaper
The Sea Reaper lll was outfitted in 2014 to conduct professional historic shipwreck operations including survey, documentation, excavation and artifact recovery. She is a light expedition vessel capable of extended stays on permitted wreck sites and can house 10 persons comfortably for a period of up to 20 working days.
Hull Type: Resmondo Boat Works, FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) with Sea Flex planks
Length: 65’
Beam: 21.5’
Draft: 7.5’
Power: Twin 580 HP Caterpillar 3604E
Main Generator: 35 KW
Back-up Generator: 8 kw
Tank Fill Compressor: K-14, high pressure
Excavation Equipment: Airlift compressor Sulair 185CFM with two 5” aluminum airlift tubes that are 6’ long; Water jet and Venturi pump supply; 40” 90° propwash deflectors
8 underwater AquaPulse metal detectors with accessories
1 underwater handheld magnetometer
Data recording stations: Artifact documentation station and equipment; Two onboard data recording computer stations with AutoCAD and other related software
Six onboard artifact stabilization tanks
Scuba Tanks: 15ea 80cu scuba cylinders
Ground Tackle
Onboard DVR Camera System
900 gallon-per-day fresh water maker
Seatrepid
The Seatrepid was designed and built in 2017-2018. Its main purpose is shallow water excavation but is capable of conducting operations in up to 50 ft. of water. She has living quarters for a crew of four and is suited for light expeditions trips for up to seven days of operations.
Hull Type: Key West #1, fiberglass
Length: 45’
Beam: 15’
Draft: 38”
Power: Twin 430HP Cummings 6CTA
Transmissions: Twin Disk 2:1 with trolling valves
Main Generator: 35KW Kohler Power System
Back-up Generator: 8KW Northern Lights
Electronics: Complete 2018 Simrad Package
A/C: 4 ton carrier
Hydraulics: Three 14,000 lb. capstans, quick connects to connect underwater hydraulic tools
Tank Fill Compressor: Bauer K-14, electric below-deck
Excavation Equipment: High-pressure water jet; Venturi capabilities; 36” propwash deflectors (90° and 45° capability)
4 AquaPulse underwater metal detectors with accessories
Data recording station: Artifact documentation station and equipment; Onboard data recording computer station with AutoCAD and other related software
Scuba Tanks: 15ea 80cu scuba cylinders
Ground Tackle
Onboard artifact stabilization tanks
Fresh water maker
Sea Hunter
The Sea Hunter was designed and outfitted in 2016-2017 to be a fully functional coastal survey vessel. It is equipped with a navigational suite and survey tech station with all related hardware. Its main purpose is shallow water historic shipwreck survey and ground truthing survey anomalies.
Hull Type: Parker, fiberglass
Length: 28’
Width: 8’
Draft: 2.6’
Power: 250HP Yamahas
Electronics: Complete 2016 Simrad Package
Scuba Tanks: 8ea 80cf scuba cylinders
Survey Equipment:
Geometrics 882 Magnetometer
4125 Edge Tech Side Scan Sonar
Survey Software:
Nobletech TimeZero Professional
Geometrics MagLog Lite
Discovery Software
SonarWiz Complete Package
Hypack
AutoCAD