Type of ship :Trawler (Factory)-->1991 Cv to Research Vessel|Ship manager:GC RIEBER SHIPPING AS Solheimsgaten 15, 5058 Bergen, Norway|Flag :Norway International Ship Register|IMO number :8705010|Call Sign : LAFT7|MMSI :257179000|Length overall: 59.4m-->1991 Lg.: 64.5m|Beam: 14.0m|GT :2762|DWT :1211|Year of build :1988|Builder/Place:Tangen Verft/Kragero(NOR)/Yard No: 90--> Cpl. by Langsten, Tomrefjord /Yard No:129|Ex-Name's: FAME-->90 GEO EXPLORER - 04 TAIRIKUDANA - 08 GEO EXPLORER - 10 POLAR EXPLORER
“Polar Explorer” (previously “Geo Explorer”) was acquired by GC Rieber Shipping in June 2008 and later transferred to the subsidiary Octio (December 2008). In May 2010, GC Rieber Shipping re-purchased the vessel from Octio. “Polar Explorer” is a 2D/source vessel built in 1988 and converted in 2004. The vessel is currently on a 12 month charter (expiring in 2012) with Dolphin Geophysical.