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A new ocean-going research vessel is on the horizon for scientists at the University of 易胜博官网 that will expand their capability to track ocean currents, conduct seafloor studies听and study food web dynamics and fish migration.

鈥淲ith access to this new state-of-the-art research vessel, 易胜博官网 scientists will have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a range of important coastal and deep sea research experiments.鈥�

The (NSF) selected the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium to operate a forthcoming research vessel that will provide cutting-edge technology for scientists to study and explore the Atlantic Ocean and adjoining seas. The consortium is led by the in collaboration with 易胜博官网 and , along with 16 associate members.

鈥淭his is particularly exciting news for the new at 易胜博官网,鈥� says Larry Mayer, director of the school. 鈥淎s a member of the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium with access to this new state-of-the-art research vessel, 易胜博官网 scientists will have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a range of important coastal and deep sea research experiments.鈥�

This Regional Class Research Vessel (the RCRV-2), owned by NSF and valued at more than $100 million, is slated for arrival at its home port of URI鈥檚 Narragansett Bay campus by 2021. One of only three ships of its kind in the nation, the RCRV-2 will provide scientists with the opportunity to conduct operations in the coastal ocean, ranging from near-shore environments to the outer continental rise, as well as the open ocean. Some of the vessel鈥檚 features will include improved science labs, more work space, state-of-the-art technologies听and more comfortable berthing, according to URI.

The ship will replace the R/V Endeavor, which was operated for 40 years and was part of more than 600 research expeditions.

易胜博官网鈥檚 School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, ranked in the top 10 for competitively funded marine research, owns two major research vessels: the R/V Gulf Challenger, a 50-foot aluminum vessel, and the R/V Gulf Surveyor, a 48-foot aluminum hydrographic research catamaran commissioned in 2016.