Skagerak
RV Skagerak is owned by the University of Gothenburg and operated by Northern Offshore Services. Completed in 2022, Skagerak offers state-of-the-art equipment for multidisciplinary marine research and education. It was built specifically to support Sweden’s marine research and education and can be chartered by any research users internationally. Skagerak has diesel-electric propulsion and Dynamic Positioning 1, and is classed as a Special Purpose Vessel, Ice Class 1B, Cleanship, with Sea Area A (all seas) range. Skagerak has a maximum endurance of 3 weeks at sea before requiring fuel and water.
Skagerak runs a number of courses for the University of Gothenburg each year, and these dates are set in October of the preceding year. All dates outside of these teaching weeks are available to be booked for research voyages.
**2025 Opportunity** RV Skagerak has initial plans to be in Iceland and the Denmark Straight during summer of 2025 for a research voyage. SWERVE applications for research voyages in this region are therefore possible.
Skagerak usually operates within the yellow region shown on the map, however voyages can be undertaken in any seas.
Skagerak has operated throughout the Baltic Proper, Bothnia Bay, North Sea, Iceland, Greenland and Svalbard when there is a research request for it. Voyages that require long transits (i.e. orange regions) are possible if they precede or follow an existing Skagerak campaign in that region, or if there are several applications for ship time that can be done back-to-back.
Skagerak also plans to undertake one research voyage to Iceland/Greenland/Svalbard per year if there is sufficient interest. Anyone interested in research in these areas are invited to discuss options with the Skagerak staff.
