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James Cook
RRS James Cook

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NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

The RRS James Cook is a British research vessel owned and operated by the National Environment Research Council (NERC). It is equipped with advanced instrumentation and heavy machinery and can operate in tropical waters and at the edge of ice sheets. It has been used for seismic surveys, clean seawater sampling, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations, CTD surveys, and oceanographic research. The RRS James Cook is 89.2 meters long and 18.6 meters wide and has an average operating speed of 10 knots and an endurance of about 50 days.

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