Horizon Arctic
The MV Horizon Arctic is a ship built in 2016.[1] It weighs a little over 8000 tons.[1]
 MV Horizon Arctic
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MV Horizon Arctic |
| Operator | Horizon Marine |
| Identification | IMO number: 9732838 |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 8,143 GRT |
| Length | 93 m (305 ft) |
The ship was called the Bourbon Arctic at first. It entered the water oin March 2016. In 2019 it was sold by the French firm Bourbon for about $41m.[2]
The ship’s owners, Horizon Marine, say the ship is strong and powerful. It can carry up to 60 people. It can carry and operate an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle), an unmanned machine that can go under the water to explore far under the sea.[3]
In June 2023 it was involved the attempt to find a small under water vehicle, the Titan.[4] Five people had gone in it deep underwater to see the wreck of the Titanic.[5] Horizon Arctic sent a robot down into the water and it found the Titan in pieces on the sea-bed.[5]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HORIZON ARCTIC, Offshore Tug/Supply Ship - Details and current position - IMO 9732838 - VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com.
- ↑ Today, Offshore Energy (2019-03-20). "Bourbon sells anchor handler to Horizon Maritime". Offshore Energy. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ Maritime, Horizon. "The Horizon Arctic: An offshore vessel with unequalled power and capacity |". horizonmaritime.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Missing Titanic sub search in critical phase amid fears over oxygen levels". 22 June 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oladipo, Gloria (22 June 2023). "Titan sub implosion: what we know at a glance" – via The Guardian.