Over The Horizon-Long Range Anti Poaching Vessel (OTH-LRAPV) Fundraiser
$66.87
Raised
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Donations
$1,500,000
Goal
The 17 meter or 50 foot Over The Horizon-Long Range Anti Poaching Vessel (OTH-LRAPV) under development by the International Marine Mammal Conservation Society, is designed to combat poaching on the high seas and features fuel efficiency and rough sea stabilization with a sprint speed of more than 40 knots and a range of more than 1,500 nautical miles, that's more than three times the range of similar sized vessels. The Over The Horizon-Long Range Anti Poaching Vessel (OTH-LRAPV) will be capable of ranges greater than 2,700nm @ 20 knots, allowing it to stay with a whaling ship or IUU vessel for an extended duration. The patrol vessel will also work with a team of fisheries officers to conduct vessel boarding, search, and seizure.
The 17 meter unmanned/ manned patrol vessel’s hull is designed for fuel efficiency and will have an active gyroscope stabilizer for improved sea handling and decreased human fatigue factors. It will be fully deployable with only two operators and can be equipped with an additional four shock-mitigating seats for support personnel, allowing six crew to remain at sea for more than 5 days during a patrol. During such a case where the vessel must conduct an Extended Duration Patrol (EDP) or an Extended Duration Engagement (EDE), a Replenishment Team (RT) will meet up to refuel and resupply the patrol vessels.
Vessel Characteristics:
Beam
Maximum Speed
Cruise Speed
Payload Fuel and Cargo
Full Load Weight
Lightship Weight
Range @ Cruise
Patrol Endurance
Capabilities:
Plastic and Ghost Net Detection (Lidar Sensors)
A lidar sensor emits a safe pulsed light into the surrounding environment to create an image) This can then be used to map and allow teams to remove objects which could be a threat to marine wildlife that would otherwise be undetected from the surface of the ocean and these sensors would be placed around the vessel during deployments, even during anti-poaching patrols in order to map areas for further inspection at a later date or to send secondary assets to manage the threat.
Debris Removal would be assisted with the above sensors to map out an area.
Long Range Rescue and Rehabilitation / De-entanglement (This would allow IMMCS to partner with the Marine Mammal Rescue Center to use the craft for long-range rescues over an unrefueled range greater than 2,700 nautical miles at 20 knots. This craft is about the size of a RHIB and packs incredible capabilities that can outclass and outrange traditional small boats and uses less fuel to get to its location)
Research
Diving
Unmanned/ Manned Surveillance of fishing vessels as well as wildlife.
Anti-Poaching (With a 500+ meter enforceable no-go zone, including unmanned prop foulers deployed from underwater vehicles. These prop fouling lines contain large parachutes on each end to increase the drag on a suspect ship)
The vessel can act as a deterrent or aid other government agencies with apprehending a suspect vessel and has the range, speed, and endurance to travel across the globe with some limited assistance in refueling at specific locations across the globe or through bunkering with IMMCS Replenishment Teams.