FSC Millport has a research vessel available for charter and research use, wildlife tours and educational excursions. The vessel is equipped with various scientific and surveying equipment, as well as a trawling beam, crane, winch and a sea water pump for maintaining marine specimens on deck in portable tanks. Our expert equipment and capable crew make our vessel ideal for scientific surveying, wildlife tours, educational trips and project work.
The R.V. Actinia is 10.8m, class III research vessel. The catamaran was specifically designed to provide a large stable deck for students and researchers to work on, and the vessel is licensed to carry 12 passengers and 2 crew.
Uses for our research vessel include, but are not limited to:
• Wildlife sighting tours
• School and University field trips
• Plankton sampling
• Sea bed grab samples
• Scientific trawls
• Surveying techniques (marine mammals, sea birds, etc)
All trips can be arranged to suit the specific requirements of your group/project.
Pricing/Costs
If you wish to use Actinia, please get in touch by phone on 01475 531 420 or email enquiries.mil@field-studies-council.org.
