- Research & Survey Vessels

51. SAM SIMON (1993/484grt/323dwt/IMO 9053452, ex-NEW ATLANTIS, KAIKO MARU No. 8) - one of the Sea Shepherd Conservation fleet, seen here alongside in Melbourne. Used by the group to confront the Southern...
Date: 8 June 2013
Image ID 9011

52. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8951

53. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8950

54. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8949

55. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8948

56. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8947

57. SHIPS MONTHLY (UK) - APRIL 2013
Date: April 2013
Image ID 8866

58. ALUCIA (1974/1142grt/IMO 7347823, renamed HYDRA) - a multi-role research ship catering to clients in the private sector arrives into Aucklands' Silo Park superyacht facility soon after sunrise....
Date: 29 March 2013
Image ID 8797

59. ALUCIA (1974/1142grt/IMO 7347823, renamed HYDRA) - a multi-role research ship catering to clients in the private sector arrives into Aucklands' Silo Park superyacht facility soon after sunrise....
Date: 29 March 2013
Image ID 8795

60. ALUCIA (1974/1142grt/IMO 7347823, renamed HYDRA) - a multi-role research ship catering to clients in the private sector arrives into Aucklands' Silo Park superyacht facility soon after sunrise....
Date: 29 March 2013
Image ID 8794

61. ALUCIA (1974/1142grt/IMO 7347823, renamed HYDRA) - a multi-role research ship catering to clients in the private sector arrives into Aucklands' Silo Park superyacht facility soon after sunrise....
Date: 29 March 2013
Image ID 8793

62. ALUCIA (1974/1142grt/IMO 7347823, renamed HYDRA) - a multi-role research ship catering to clients in the private sector arrives into Aucklands' Silo Park superyacht facility soon after sunrise....
Date: 29 March 2013
Image ID 8792

63. RRS DISCOVERY (1962, rebuilt 1992/3008grt/IMO 5090660) - an oceanographic research ship operated worldwide by the NERC Research Ship Unit at the Southampton Oceanographic Research Centre, is the...
Date: 1998
Image ID 8542

64. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation glides serenely through the glassy waters of the Hauraki Gulf,...
Date: 11 January 2013
Image ID 8541

65. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation glides serenely through the glassy waters of the Hauraki Gulf,...
Date: 11 January 2013
Image ID 8540

66. RAINBOW WARRIOR (1)- built in 1955 as the trawler Sir William Hardy for the UK Ministry of Fisheries ans Food, is seen here just days after her bombing by French DGSE agents in Auckland, New Zealand....
Date: 1985
Image ID 8532

67. RAINBOW WARRIOR (1)- built in 1955 as the trawler Sir William Hardy for the UK Ministry of Fisheries ans Food, is seen here just days after her bombing by French DGSE agents in Auckland, New Zealand....
Date: 1985
Image ID 8531

68. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation rounds North Head with Rangitoto Island providing a suitably...
Date: 11 January 2013
Image ID 8521

69. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation glides serenely through the glassy waters of the Hauraki Gulf,...
Date: 11 January 2013
Image ID 8520

70. MIRAI (1997/8687grt/3419dwt/IMO 6919423, ex-MUTSU) - a Japanese oceanographic research vessel owned and operated by JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. Prior to her...
Date: 27 November 2012
Image ID 8373

71. MIRAI (1997/8687grt/3419dwt/IMO 6919423, ex-MUTSU) - a Japanese oceanographic research vessel owned and operated by JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. Prior to her...
Date: 27 November 2012
Image ID 8372

72. MIRAI (1997/8687grt/3419dwt/IMO 6919423, ex-MUTSU) - a Japanese oceanographic research vessel owned and operated by JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. Prior to her...
Date: 27 November 2012
Image ID 8371

73. RRS DISCOVERY (1962, rebuilt 1992/3008grt/IMO 5090660) - the largest oceanographic research ship available in the UK, is operated worldwide by the NERC Research Ship Unit at the Southampton...
Date: 27 July 2012
Image ID 8128

74. DOLPHIN EXPLORER, an Auckland-based dolphin and whale watching cruise boat, sets out for a day sailing the Hauraki Gulf as the car carrier MARVELOUS ACE (2006/59422grt/IMO 9293519) arrives in Auckland...
Date: 26 April 2012
Image ID 7944

75. TRAILBLAZER (1983/586grt, former IMO# 8310138) - built by North American Shipbuilding, she is a former research vessel now decommissioned and converted to a luxury private motor yacht. She is seen...
Date: 20 April 2012
Image ID 7928

76. TRAILBLAZER (1983/586grt, former IMO# 8310138) - built by North American Shipbuilding, she is a former research vessel now decommissioned and converted to a luxury private motor yacht. She is seen...
Date: 18 April 2012
Image ID 7927

77. PACIFIC TITAN (1982/3211grt/IMO 8208385. Renamed REFLECT SCORPIO) a Singaporean-flagged seismic survey vessel, alongside in Auckland, New Zealand. At the time of this picture she was operated by Swire...
Date: 2005
Image ID 7869

78. DORADO DISCOVERY (1993/5099gt/IMO 8715156, ex-HARMATTAN) berthing at Wynyard Wharf, Auckland. The Leith, Scotland-registered ship is one of the world’s most-advanced mineral exploration vessels.
Date: 13 February 2012
Image ID 7668

79. DORADO DISCOVERY (1993/5099gt/IMO 8715156, ex-HARMATTAN) berthing at Wynyard Wharf, Auckland. The Leith, Scotland-registered ship is one of the world’s most-advanced mineral exploration vessels.
Date: 13 February 2012
Image ID 7667

80. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A large number of local Chinese were on hand to give a dockside welcome to the Chinese satellite tracking ship as arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7276

81. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A large number of local Chinese were on hand to give a dockside welcome to the Chinese satellite tracking ship as she arrived in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7275

82. CLIPPER 1 operated by Belaire Ferries Ltd of Auckland provides a regular high speed ferry service between Auckland CBD and the West Harbour Marina near Hobsonville. She is seen leaving Auckland ferry...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7274

83. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a six-day R&R stop-over after helping monitor China's latest space mission, the...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7273

84. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - as the commuter ferry KEA (1988, scrapped 2023) passes, the Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a six-day R&R stop-over...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7272

85. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a six-day R&R stop-over after helping monitor China's latest space mission, the...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7271

86. JOIDES RESOLUTION (1978/10282gt/IMO 7423081, ex-SEDCO/BP 471) a drilling ship operated by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, is seen leaving Auckland, New Zealand following a few days of routine...
Date: 18 December 2010
Image ID 6611

87. JOIDES RESOLUTION (1978/10282gt/IMO 7423081, ex-SEDCO/BP 471) a drilling ship operated by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, is seen leaving Auckland, New Zealand following a few days of routine...
Date: 18 December 2010
Image ID 6610

88. JOIDES RESOLUTION (1978/10282gt/IMO 7423081, ex-SEDCO/BP 471) a drilling ship for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, is seen leaving Auckland, New Zealand following a few days of routine...
Date: 18 December 2010
Image ID 6609

89. PROFESSIONAL SKIPPER MAGAZINE, NEW ZEALAND
Date: 2004
Image ID 6311

90. UMITAKA MARU (2000/1886grt/IMO 9231078) - a fisheries research ship of the Tokyo Univrsity of Marine Science. She is seen here alongside in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 1 Feb 2010
Image ID 6021

91. UMITAKA MARU (2000/1886grt/IMO 9231078) fisheries research ship of the Tokyo University of Marine Science. She is seen here alongside Queens Wharf, Auckland.
Date: 1 Feb 2010
Image ID 6019

92. XUE LONG ( 1993/14997grt/IMO 8877899) a Chinese research vessel, seen here outbound from Melbourne, Australia, making for southern waters. On 23 March 2014 she sailed from the west Australian port of...
Date: 8 January 2009
Image ID 5288

93. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095gt) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, sails from Auckland,...
Date: 15 March 2009
Image ID 5261

94. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095gt) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, sails from Auckland,...
Date: 15 March 2009
Image ID 5260

95. DISCOVERER 2 (1993/2722grt/IMO 9079315, ex-DISCOVERER II, C-MARLIN, GECO MARLIN) - a Bahamian-registered research ship, under the direction of the dockmaster, is manoeuvred into the VT Fitzroy drydock...
Date: 2 April 2008
Image ID 4597

96. DISCOVERER 2 (1993/2722grt/IMO 9079315, ex-DISCOVERER II, C-MARLIN, GECO MARLIN) - a Bahamian-registered research ship manoeuvres toward the VT Fitzroy drydock in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 2 April 2008
Image ID 4596

97. PROFESSOR KHROMOV (1983/1754grt/IMO 8010350) currently sails under the name SPIRIT OF ENDERBY and is operated by Heritage Expeditions of Christchurch, New Zealand. She was built as a hydrographic...
Date: 1 APRIL 2008
Image ID 4595

98. DOLPHIN EXPLORER, an Auckland-based dolphin and whale watching tourist cruise boat, returns from a day sailing the Hauraki Gulf. In the background are the outbound tanker TOREA and the inbound...
Date: 8 March 2008
Image ID 4559

99. MIRAI (1972/8687grt/IMO 6919423, ex-MUTSU) - berthed in Auckland, New Zealand, famous for its nuclear-free status, she was built as the nuclear-powered MUTSU for the Japan Nuclear Ship Development...
Date: 27 December 2007
Image ID 4305

100. KAHAROA (1981/300tonnes displacement) a research trawler operated by NIWA (NZ), inbound at Auckland, NZ.
Date: 27 July 2007
Image ID 4057

101. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) a German-owned multi-task research vessels outbound from Auckland, NZ.
Date: 26 April 2007
Image ID 3937