Ship Operations Support

1993年，哥伦比亚大学拉蒙特-多尔蒂地质观测站将运营莫里斯·尤因号科考船，以支持NSF资助的科学研究。尤文号是一艘230英尺的通用科考船，具有专门的海洋地质和地球物理能力。尽管这艘船在世界各地运营，但1993年的巡航将只在大西洋进行。在1993年初上篮后，尤因将支持从北大西洋到南大西洋维马断裂带的六个项目。这艘船是美国国家科学基金会用于支持海洋研究的船队的一部分。大多数海洋项目需要高度专业化的设备和船上船员的广泛支持。越来越多的研究项目需要设备，这些设备必须永久安装在船上，因此需要专门的船只。这些船只的运作方式与普通货船/渔船不同，因此NSF支持由全国各地的大学和研究机构运营的各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的运作。

In 1993, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory will operate the research vessel MAURICE EWING in support of NSF-funded scientific research. The EWING is a 230' general purpose research vessel with specialized capability in marine geology and geophysics. Although the vessel operates world wide, cruises in 1993 will only be in the Atlantic Ocean. Following a lay-up in early 1993 the EWING will support six projects from the North Atlantic and ultimately south to the Vema Fracture Zone in the South Atlantic. This vessel is part of a fleet used by the National Science Foundation in support of oceanographic research. Most oceanographic projects require highly specialized equipment and extensive support from the ship's crew members. Increasingly research projects require equipment which must be permanently installed on the vessel, thus requiring specialized vessels. These vessels do not operate the same as general cargo/fishing vessels, therefore NSF supports the operation of a variety of vessels specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and research institutes around the country.