R/V Skagerak

SCOOT Ship and AUV days in the Baltic Sea

AUV, Hugin, Platform, R/V Skagerak, Research vessel / September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022

In the week 17 – 21 October AUV Ran will be doing field tests in the Baltic Sea, supported by R/V Skagerak. SCOOT invites small and medium sized companies, entrepreneurs and everyone with an interesting idea to join! SCOOT wants to hear from you, the offer is free of charge. This is a great opportunity to use a research vessel and an underwater robot, both top of the line with impressive sensor suits.

The field tests are planned mainly in the southern part of Baltic Proper, but also further north and possibly also along the Swedish west coast. (AUV Ran is preparing for the next field season in the Southern Ocean and project leader Anna Wåhlin wants to conduct sensor tests in suitable soft bottom locations, which can be found for example in the Bornholm Basin.)

SCOOT and Seacat at ‘Open Ship’ in Stockholm

ASV, Demo, People, Platform, R/V Skagerak, Research vessel, SP SeaCat / June 25, 2022 June 25, 2022

Nice weather and an even better crowd! What more can one ask for when it is ‘Open Ship’? University of Gothenburg’s research vessel R/V Skagerak joined the event in Stockholm 9 – 11 June. SCOOT was very happy that Skagerak’s ship manager Louise Newman invited us to show the experimental autonomous platform Seacat on the aft-deck. This highlights the importance the university places on innovation and of being in the technological forefront of ocean observations.

The event allowed visitors to see the state-of-the-art in ocean observation methods and technologies. On 8 June the event prestarted with groups of high-school students, on 9 June came crown princess Victoria, on 10 June came a long row of specially invited guests and decision makers, and on 11 June the general public was invited (fully booked quite early).

In addition to R/V Skagerak the event featured two more of Sweden’s research vessels, namely R/V Svea (used extensively by SCOOT partner SMHI and by SLU Aqua) and S/V Ocean Surveyor (used by Geologiacl Survey of Sweden).

Seacat is mobilised onto R/V Skagerak in Gothenburg, prior to the departure for 'Open Ship' in Stockholm in June 2022.

Three Swedish research vessels participated in 'Open Ship' in Stockholm in June 2022: R/V Skagerak (left), S/V Ocean Surveyor (right) and R/V Svea (back).

Crown princess Victoria visits 'Open Ship' in Stockholm in June 2022. At the aft deck of R/V Skagerak this small ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) is shown.

Specially invited guests are guided onboard R/V Skagerak during 'Open Ship' in Stockholm in June 2022. Visitors were shown autonomous platforms, including the Sailbuoy and the Seacat.

Visitors from the general public are guided onboard R/V Skagerak during 'Open Ship' in Stockholm in June 2022. Visitors were shown autonomous platforms, including the Sailbuoy and the Seacat.

Seacat shown to visitors at the aft deck of R/V Skagerak during Open Sip in Stockholm in June 2022.

Seacat on display at the aft deck of R/V Skagerak during Open Sip in Stockholm in June 2022.

Seacat safely returns to Chalmers Revere Lab after 'Open Ship' in Stockholm in June 2022.

GU web (Swedish).
SLU web (Swedish).
SGU web (Swedish).

SCOOT ship days March 2022

CTD, Data, DNA, eDNA, Environmental monitoring, Innovation, Invasive specieses, Platform, R/V Skagerak, Research vessel, Seabed survey, sediment, Sediment sampling / March 19, 2022 March 21, 2022

On Friday 18 March we ended SCOOT’s ship week for this time. We plan to be back soon, hopefully with AUV Ran. As always we make it our mission to support entrepreneurs, small and medium sized companies, and basically anyone with an interesting idea. This week we made University of Gothenburg’s new research vessel Skagerak available. We could show images of the blue sky and the glittering ocean (yes, we had nice weather), but we would rather show the continuous data acquisition that goes on the inside of Skagerak. The photo above is from the vessel’s FerryBox system, for continuous measurements of surface water. Curious about the data? Get in touch with SCOOT.

Busy week it has been. Methods have ranged from the very established, like vertical profiling using CTD and sediment sampling using box corer, to the emerging (?) standard of sampling water for eDNA, with consultancy SeAnalytics AB.

At the end of the week we tested two prototypes of a simple 3D-printed temperature mini-logger. We made sure to deploy them at the same depth as the intake for the vessels FerryBox. Both SCOOT and the developing company Deepoid AB will be interested to see how well data from the loggers compare with data from the very well calibrated temperature sensor in the FerryBox system.

SCOOT supports innovation

Do you have an idea about how to get or use ocean data? Then SCOOT wants to support you, with ship time and autonomous platforms and robots, with sensors, expertise and networking. Here is what you should do:

SCOOT open ship day 12 November

Demo, Platform, R/V Skagerak, Research vessel / October 25, 2021 November 12, 2021

On the 12th of November we open the door (even more than usual) to SCOOT and the gangway to new and shiny R/V Skagerak! On 15th of October the king inaugurated the ship, and now we welcome companies and entrepreneurs, who are interested in the most modern technologies for making observations in the ocean. This day serves as a learning and planning day for the coming SCOOT at sea days early 2022, when we make R/V Skagerak available, primarily for small and medium sized companies in western Sweden. 12th of November is an opportunity to

visit Sweden’s most modern research vessel,
meet representatives from the SCOOT consortium (University of Gothenburg, MMT Sweden AB, SMHI),
discuss how your company can use SCOOT’s resources, including R/V Skagerak.

We are very happy to announce this opportunity to visit our new vessel, and to plan for usage at sea. By making R/V Skagerak available we want to strengthen innovation as well as collaboration between industry and the university.

Louise Newman Ship manager

Place: Nya Varvet in Gothenburg (see maps below), it is only a 2 minute walk between the ship and SCOOT’s space.

Time: The ship will be open 9 am – 6 pm, on the 12th of November.

Welcome!

R/V Skagerak:

SCOOT: (exept on the 12th)

Ship manager Loise Newman, SCOOT director Seb Swart, ship captain Joakim Edvardsson, and surface robot/glider Sailbuoy, after the ship inauguration.

SCOOT director Sebastiaan Swart is relieved, having shown diving robot/glider to the king, after the ship inauguration.

The most important person on R/V Skagerak: The chef, here smiling after the ship inauguration.

The representative from Falkvarv AB, the yard who completeted the ship, explains details to visitors on the bridge, after the ship inauguration.

New R/V Skagerak delivered at SCOOT’s doorstep

Platform, R/V Skagerak, Research vessel, Sweden / June 23, 2021 June 24, 2021

It has been a long journey, since the new R/V Skagerak was ordered by the University of Gothenburg back in 2013… But now she is ready! And SCOOT is glad to see her right outside of our space.

Overall, a berth at Nya Varvet in Gothenburg is the best alternative, as the quay can be easily adapted and there is proximity to university activities such as the SCOOT project and organisations such as MMT and SMHI.

Göran Hilmersson

Dean and head of the ship steering group

In an era of of robotics and accelerating automation of ocean observations, one might wonder if crewed research vessels really represent value for money? Sebastiaan Swart, director of SCOOT and head of the ship user group at University of Gothenburg, explains:

– Robots are great for going where ships cannot, like under a glacier, and for making long endurance missions. But research vessels are still indispensable. There are a multitude of ocean data collection that require a combination of advanced technology and human hands and eyes. For this we need vessels like the new Skagerak. In the future we will see ever more robots collecting ocean data, but we will not see fewer research vessels.

More about R/V Skagerak:

News post at University of Gothenburg’s web.
Info, specifications and booking of the new R/V Skagerak.
SMEs in western Sweden are advised to contact SCOOT about using the new R/V Skagerak.

More about 'Open Ship' in Stockholm 9 - 11 June, 2022

SCOOT supports innovation

Welcome!

R/V Skagerak:

SCOOT: (exept on the 12th)

More about R/V Skagerak: