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New-build survey vessel, Fugro Americas:
client showcase

Making her debut at the Martin first-hand perspective, which prompt- multi-purpose vessel is well suited for
Midstream Dock in Galveston, Tex- ed positive comments on the vessel’s high resolution geophysical surveys and
as, USA, Fugro’s premier geophysical impressive equipment and exceptional seafloor mapping and is permanently
survey vessel, the Fugro Americas, design. The two-day event provided an mobilised for rapid deployment to
was showcased to top clients, with important opportunity for clients to not locations throughout North and South
over 100 in attendance. only view the Fugro Americas and its America.
Fugro gave guided tours of the new- equipment, but also to understand how Fugro also owns and operates three
build vessel, with geophysical, geosci- Fugro’s capabilities consistently meet Hugin AUV systems, two depth rated to
ence, survey and HSE professionals on their survey needs. 3,000 metres and one to 4,500 metres,
hand to demonstrate its state-of-the-art The Fugro Americas departed the all of which are portable and able to be
equipment and features along with the construction shipyard in Louisiana mobilised onto the Fugro Americas or
working parts of a geophysical survey. on April 13th and was immediately other vessels of opportunity.§
Clients were able to view the advanced mobilised to the Caribbean for a highly
survey instrumentation, including successful geochemical coring cam-
Fugro’s 3,000-metre-rated AUV, from a paign. Measuring 193 feet in length, the

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