New Vessel to Increase Research Capacity at the
Biological Station
A 32.5-foot research vessel, named RV Chippewa, will soon be moored at a slip in the harbor by the boathouse at the CMU Biological Station on Beaver Island. It will allow for the deploying of scientific equipment in deep water and will have a small laboratory onboard. The vessel is currently being built in Mobile, Ala. by Silver Ships, Inc.
Progress Pictures
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July 3, 2012
July 3, 2012
July 3, 2012
July 19, 2012
September 11, 2012
September 11, 2012
September 11, 2012
September 11, 2012
January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013
Vessel Blueprints
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