Dubai delivers another Polarcus seismic vessel

Polarcus Asima is the third in a series of six seismic vessels being built at the yard for Polarcus. The first two units, Polarcus Nadia and Polarcus Naila, have already been delivered and deployed for operation.

Like its predecessors, the double-hulled, DP2 class Polarcus Asima incorporates several features intended to enhance performance with improved safety and comfort elements while ensuring minimum emissions. The 92m long, 21m wide newbuilding is a purpose-built seismic vessel of the Ulstein SX134 design and, together with her sisterships, is said to be the first true Arctic-ready 3D seismic vessel in the industry with an ICE-1A class notation from DNV, double hull and an advanced ballast water treatment system that eliminates the risk of introducing invasive species into fragile ecosystems such as those found in the Arctic. The vessel has a maximum speed of 15 knots and is capable of deploying 12 streamers of 9,000m length at 100m separation.

Drydocks World – Dubai is building three more latest-generation seismic vessels for Polarcus and two for WesternGeco.