NURC - Partnering for Maritime Innovation
Chartering NRV Alliance
NRV Alliance conducts underwater research and experiments in all oceans of strategic importance to NATO nations, from the Mediterranean to the polar margins of the North Atlantic. 93 meters long and with 400 square meters of laboratory space, the Alliance facilities include extensive and sophisticated navigation, communications and computer equipment. The design and construction of the Alliance were developed with consideration to one central goal: the reduction of ship-radiated noise.
Chartering Services
Throughout its eighteen years in operational service, the Alliance has been maintained at a high standard of quality, service, and distinction. This premium underwater acoustic and oceanographic research platform is capable of providing any type of vessel chartering need. While specialized, the Alliance has been used for all types of ocean charters. Alliance charter clients may include commercial, military, government, or defense related organizations within the NATO nations. If individual vessel requirements are needed, advising services are available to help with local contractors in the La Spezia area.
Previous charters have included ocean archaeology, historical and environmental investigation, and marine mammal research. The vessel has even been chartered for a major motion picture entitled The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. In 2007, the Alliance will be chartered by the Institute of Exploration for a cultural research cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea, led by Dr. Robert Ballard.