1. OCEAN TITAN (1989/2014gt/742dwt/IMO 8835231,ex-KA’IMIMOANA, TITAN), a 68.28m US oceanographic research vessel, outbound from Auckland this afternoon bound for Guam. She is operated and managed by... Date: 20 June 2023 Image ID 13096
2. OCEAN TITAN (1989/2014gt/742dwt/IMO 8835231,ex-KA’IMIMOANA, TITAN), a 68.28m US oceanographic research vessel, outbound from Auckland this afternoon bound for Guam. She is operated and managed by... Date: 20 June 2023 Image ID 13097
3. OCEAN TITAN (1989/2014gt/742dwt/IMO 8835231,ex-KA’IMIMOANA, TITAN), a 68.28m US oceanographic research vessel, outbound from Auckland this afternoon bound for Guam. She is operated and managed by... Date: 20 June 2023 Image ID 13098
4. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship... Date: 26 October 2022 Image ID 12716
5. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship... Date: 26 October 2022 Image ID 12717
6. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship... Date: 26 October 2022 Image ID 12718
7. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship... Date: 26 October 2022 Image ID 12719
8. KIWA, a NIWA oceanographic research vessel, seen during operations off the end of Wynyard Wharf, Auckland Date: 2 August 2022 Image ID 12637
9. KIWA, a NIWA oceanographic research vessel, seen during operations off the end of Wynyard Wharf, Auckland Date: 2 August 2022 Image ID 12638
10. DISCOVERY (2013/5954grt/2004dwt/IMO 9588029) - a research ship owned and managed by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre, seen off the Isle of Wight inbound to the south coast port of Southampton. Date: 4 August 2019 Image ID 11914
11. JOIDES RESOLUTION (1978/10282gt/IMO 7423081, ex-SEDCO/BP 471) - an ocean floor-drilling, core sampling research ship furthering our understanding of climate change, geology and Earth’s... Date: 7 July 2018 Image ID 11358
12. JOIDES RESOLUTION (1978/10282gt/IMO 7423081, ex-SEDCO/BP 471) - an ocean floor-drilling, core sampling research ship furthering our understanding of climate change, geology and Earth’s... Date: 7 July 2018 Image ID 11359
13. JOIDES RESOLUTION (1978/10282gt/IMO 7423081, ex-SEDCO/BP 471) - an ocean floor-drilling, core sampling research ship furthering our understanding of climate change, geology and Earth’s... Date: 7 July 2018 Image ID 11360
14. JOIDES RESOLUTION (1978/10282gt/IMO 7423081, ex-SEDCO/BP 471) - an ocean floor-drilling, core sampling research ship furthering our understanding of climate change, geology and Earth’s... Date: 7 July 2018 Image ID 11361
15. BRAVEHEART (1982/138tons/IMO 8123066, ex-GENKAI) - a research/supply ship which has been used by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, the UK Government, National Geographic etc and has often... Date: 22 February 2018 Image ID 11213
16. GEO RESOLUTION (1989/1913grt, ex-HMNZS RESOLUTION) - The former Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic survey ship HMNZS RESOLUTION was acquired by EGS Marine of the Phillippines in 2014 following... Date: 31 March 2017 Image ID 10929
17. GEO RESOLUTION (1989/1913grt, ex-HMNZS RESOLUTION) - The former Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic survey ship HMNZS RESOLUTION was acquired by EGS Marine of the Phillippines in 2014 following... Date: 31 March 2017 Image ID 10930
18. GEO RESOLUTION (1989/1913grt, ex-HMNZS RESOLUTION) - The former Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic survey ship HMNZS RESOLUTION was acquired by EGS Marine of The Phillippines in 2014 following... Date: 31 March 2017 Image ID 10931
19. NATHANIEL B. PALMER (1992/6174grt/IMO 9007257) - part of the US Antarctic Program, this research ship/icebreaker is seen here leaving Calliope Wharf and about to enter the VT Fitzroy drydock in... Date: 20 March 2017 Image ID 10900
20. NATHANIEL B. PALMER (1992/6174grt/IMO 9007257) - part of the US Antarctic Program, this research ship/icebreaker is seen here about to enter the VT Fitzroy drydock in Devonport. She was last in... Date: 20 March 2017 Image ID 10901
21. POLARCUS AMANI (2012/7709grt/4350dwt/IMO 9610171) a oceanographic research ship, arrives at Corio Quay, Geelong, Australia. The ship is currently undertaking exploratory works in tandem with the tug... Date: 11 December 2016 Image ID 10753
22. YUAN WANG 5 (2007/22686grt/11000dwt/IMO 9413054) - a Chinese satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship enters the Rangitoto Channel on approach to Auckland under sunrise-tinted grey rain clouds... Date: 29 September 2016 Image ID 10585
23. YUAN WANG 5 (2007/22686grt/11000dwt/IMO 9413054) - a Chinese satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship arriving into Auckland under sunrise-tinted grey rain clouds. She is here in port until 5... Date: 29 September 2016 Image ID 10586
24. The German deep sea research vessel SONNE (8554grt/2350dwt/IMO 9633927), launched in April 2014, outbound from Auckland following a short 3-day stop-over in port. She is owned by the German Government... Date: 1 May 2016 Image ID 10451
25. The German deep sea research vessel SONNE (8554grt/2350dwt/IMO 9633927), launched in April 2014, outbound from Auckland following a short 3-day stop-over in port. She is owned by the German Government... Date: 1 May 2016 Image ID 10452
26. DOLPHIN EXPLORER - a catamaran dedicated to cetacean research in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland. Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safaris work closely with Auckland and Massey Universities marine research... Date: 20 December 2015 Image ID 10280
27. Greenpeace's RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) about to round North Head, outbound from Auckland, New Zealand bound for Suva, Fiji following a 9-day stopover in the "City of Sails". She was in Auckland to mark the... Date: 31 July 2015 Image ID 10153
28. ROGER REVELLE (AGOR 24/1996/3180grt/IMO 9075228) - a Global-class oceanographic research vessel built by Halter Marine in Mississippi and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of San... Date: 21 April 2015 Image ID 10076
29. ROGER REVELLE (AGOR 24/1996/3180grt/IMO 9075228) - a Global-class oceanographic research vessel built by Halter Marine in Mississippi and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of San... Date: 21 April 2015 Image ID 10077
30. SAM SIMON (1993/484grt/323dwt/IMO 9053452, ex-NEW ATLANTIS, KAIKO MARU No. 8) - one of the Sea Shepherd Conservation fleet, seen here berthing in Auckland at the start of an 18-day maiden call. SAM... Date: 23 October 2014 Image ID 9795
31. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095 grt/IMO 8814419) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, arrives... Date: 9 April 2014 Image ID 9531
32. HAKUHO MARU (1989/3991grt/IMO 8714700) an oceanographic research ship operated since 2004 by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), arrives in Auckland for a five-day... Date: 21 January 2014 Image ID 9391
33. HAKUHO MARU (1989/3991grt/IMO 8714700) an oceanographic research ship operated since 2004 by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), arrives in Auckland for a five-day... Date: 21 January 2014 Image ID 9392
34. KAHAROA (1981/300tonnes displacement) a research trawler operated by NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd) NZ, inbound at Auckland, NZ. NIWA is a crown-owned research and... Date: 18 July 2013 Image ID 9036
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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
41. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095 grt/IMO 8814419) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, arrives... Date: 9 April 2013 Image ID 9532
42. SHIPS MONTHLY (UK) - APRIL 2013 Date: April 2013 Image ID 8866
43. 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
44. 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
45. 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
46. 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
47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. 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
51. 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