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The new Discovery

The new research ship serving UK marine science has been successfully launched at its yard in Vigo, Northern Spain.

The Royal Research Ship Discovery is now alongside an outfitting berth at the shipbuilder, CNP Freire, SA where fitting out is under way.

Commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council the vessel will replace…

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New research ship contract awarded

The UK’s leading environmental research organisation has commissioned a state-of-the art scientific research ship to replace the RRS Discovery, which was built in 1962 and is coming to the end of her scientifically useful working life.

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has today awarded a contract to a Spanish shipyard – C.…