Research vessel Wim Wolff ready for action

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Thursday, 15 February, the RV Wim Wolff will be christened in the harbour of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) on Texel. This research vessel (RV) replaces the RV Navicula, which served for four decades in coastal research.

Period9-Feb-2024 → 16-Feb-2024

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  • TitleNIOZ doopt nieuw onderzoeksschip ‘Wim Wolff’
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletWater Forum
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date16/02/2024
    DescriptionDonderdag 15 februari is in de haven van het Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee (NIOZ) op Texel, de RV Wim Wolff gedoopt. Dit onderzoeksschip vervangt de RV Navicula, die veertig jaar dienstdeed in het kustonderzoek. Het nieuwe schip is vernoemd naar de nestor van het ecologisch onderzoek rond de Waddenzee, die in 2018 overleed.
    URLhttps://www.waterforum.net/41725-nioz-doopt-nieuw-onderzoeksschip/
    PersonsTjisse van der Heide
  • TitleWith new RV Wim Wolff, Dutch coastal research can face the future
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletNIOZ News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date16/02/2024
    DescriptionThursday, February 15th, the RV Wim Wolff was christened in the harbor of the NIOZ on Texel. This Research Vessel (RV) replaces the RV Navicula, which served for four decades in coastal research. The new vessel is named after the godfather of ecological research in the Wadden Sea, who passed away in 2018. "With the Wim Wolff, we have a comfortable, innovative and, above all, a sustainable vessel, with which we can face the future of research in the North Sea coastal zone, the Southwest Delta and the Wadden Sea," says Aarnoud van de Burgt, the head of NIOZ's National Marine Facilities Department.
    Producer/AuthorNIOZ
    URLhttps://www.nioz.nl/en/news/with-new-rv-wim-wolff-dutch-coastal-research-can-face-the-future
    PersonsTjisse van der Heide
  • TitleResearch vessel Wim Wolff ready for action
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletSWZ Maritime
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date09/02/2024
    DescriptionThursday, 15 February, the RV Wim Wolff will be christened in the harbour of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) on Texel. This research vessel (RV) replaces the RV Navicula, which served for four decades in coastal research.

    The new vessel is named after the godfather of ecological research in the Wadden Sea, who passed away in 2018.

    ‘With the Wim Wolff, we have a comfortable, innovative and, above all, a sustainable vessel, with which we can face the future of research in the North Sea coastal zone, the Southwest Delta and the Wadden Sea,’ says Aarnoud van de Burgt, the head of NIOZ‘s National Marine Facilities Department.
    URLhttps://swzmaritime.nl/news/2024/02/09/research-vessel-wim-wolff-ready-for-action/
    PersonsTjisse van der Heide