{"id":307290,"date":"2025-10-15T16:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/research-vessel-under-construction-for-cfcc\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:07:24","slug":"research-vessel-under-construction-for-cfcc","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/research-vessel-under-construction-for-cfcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Research vessel under construction for CFCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cape Fear Community College (CFCC), located in Wilmington, North Carolina, has initiated construction of a <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/vard-and-inkfish-sign-contract-for-advanced-vessel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research vessel<\/a>\n<\/strong> that promises to transform the learning experience for its marine technology students.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational and industrial collaboration  <\/h2>\n\n<p>This ambitious project is the result of a close collaboration between <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.incatcrowther.com\/ships\/workboats\/research\/ic24129\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Incat Crowther<\/a>\n<\/strong>a naval architecture firm specializing in custom vessels, who designed the vessel, and <strong>Midship Marine<\/strong>, a shipbuilder with experience in institutional vessels located in Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At Incat Crowther we are excited to be working on this project [&#8230;] We have a strong track record of designing bespoke and award-winning research vessels in North America, and our team of naval architects have been working closely with the CCFC team to ensure that this vessel is optimized for their operations and the local environment.<\/p>\n<cite>Grant Pecoraro, CEO of Incat Crowther.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research vessel capabilities and equipment<\/h2>\n\n<p>The boat is designed as a <strong>floating laboratory<\/strong> with a robust aluminum structure, which has versatile features such as:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A heavy duty <strong>&#8220;A&#8221; type crane<\/strong>, capable of lifting up to <strong>3,629 kg<\/strong> of scientific equipment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Telescopic davit and heavy-duty winches<\/strong> on main and upper decks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stern platform at water level to facilitate access to the water for divers and researchers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dry and wet laboratories<\/strong>, kitchen, dining room and multiple bunks distributed on two decks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The vessel will have the capability to operate both in the Cape Fear river system and up to <strong>100 nautical miles offshore<\/strong>, ideal for multi-day research and academic missions.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-investigacion-cfcc-incat-crowther-2026-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Rendering of the research vessel\" class=\"wp-image-307273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-investigacion-cfcc-incat-crowther-2026-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-investigacion-cfcc-incat-crowther-2026-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-investigacion-cfcc-incat-crowther-2026-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-investigacion-cfcc-incat-crowther-2026-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-investigacion-cfcc-incat-crowther-2026-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-investigacion-cfcc-incat-crowther-2026.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rendering of the research vessel designed by Incat Crowther.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is a vessel like this important?<\/h2>\n\n<p>This ship will function as a <strong>floating classroom and laboratory<\/strong> and is part of CFCC&#8217;s strategy to <strong>train highly skilled professionals<\/strong>, capable of adapting to a <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/satellite-technologies-maritime-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maritime industry<\/a>\n<\/strong> constantly evolving maritime industry. Among the benefits it will offer are: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practical training in a real environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience and preparation for today&#8217;s challenges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening and commitment to marine education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Towards 2026<\/h2>\n\n<p>The <strong>CFCC research vessel<\/strong> will be ready to set sail in 2026 and its entry into operation will mark the beginning of modern, marine-oriented technical training for many students.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.incatcrowther.com\/news\/news-feed\/posts\/2025\/oct\/bespoke-research-vessel-now-under-construction-for-cape-fear-community-college-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Incat Crowther<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 26-meter vessel designed by Incat Crowther will be a floating classroom equipped for scientific missions on the Cape Fear River and open sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":307280,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-307290","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/307290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/307290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=307290"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=307290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}