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We specialise in long range marine charters. Our 29m steel hull Cairns liveaboard research charter vessel, the MV Miss Rankin, comfortably accommodates up to 12 guests in 8 twin cabins. Its decks, cabins and communal spaces are spacious and practical for comfort and purpose. We have a 4,000 nautical mile range and carry 32,000L of water, with a 180L/hour desalinator.
Extensive experience at providing exceptional scientific research charters in remote and sometimes difficult conditions. Clients include James Cook University, Maine University, University of California and the Scottish Association of Marine Science. We collaborate and cooperate with our clients to ensure successful completion of research charter requirements.
Our team has provided liveaboard charter vessel support to many environmental projects and surveys, including the investigation of water quality, mining assessments and impacts, seafloor monitoring, multi beam bathymetric survey and more. Skipper and owner Tony Collins is very experienced at navigating difficult conditions, including rivers, estuaries and reefs. Contact us for a free quote at info@allmarinecharters.com.au.
The owner / operator team at All Marine Charters have more than 35 years’ experience providing exceptional liveaboard charters to a diverse array of clients, including government and non-government agencies, universities, mining, environmental and exploratory companies. The majority of our scientific and research charters were conducted in the remote and sometimes difficult marine conditions surrounding Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Torres Strait Islands, with several charters made on Australia’s north-eastern Cape York region.
Specific charters we’ve been involved with include the first ever coraline species study off Long Island, PNG (a joint study by James Cook University and Maine University) and a volcanic study through the Bismark Sea by Dr Simon Day of the University of California. Our team and the MV Miss Rankin were also the charter boat supplier of choice for Nautilus, looking for sea vents through the Bismark Sea, and Fugro and the Scottish Association of Marine Science, looking at seabed tailings for Lihir and Missima. Other work we have supported with charter service includes, but is not limited to, Multi beam bathymetric survey, CTD / Hydrographic Survey, sampling to 3,000m, sediment trap deployment and recovery, plankton net deployment, equipment recovery and deployment, support vessel duties including community liaison work and general environmental work.
At All Marine Charters we have the experience and capacity to ensure that when you choose our Cairns liveaboard research charter vessel for your charter, we will ensure our service enables the successful completion of your objectives. For more information on our scientific research charter boat Cairns, please contact Tony on +61 405 071 775, Lorraine on +61 406 683 727 or email info@allmarinecharters.com.au
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