M/V Petrel Explorer joined the fleet in 2019. The vessel can operate worldwide and is currently on Charter to EMGS.
Marine specifications below describe the general characteristics for the vessel. Please visit EMGS home page for details regarding seismic eqipment and operations.
| Owner | SeaBird Explorations Vessels Limited |
| Flag | Cayman Islands |
| Port of Registry | George Town |
| Built / Rebuilt | 2008 |
| Class | DnVGL |
| Class Notation | +1A1 Clean COMF(V3) DK(+) DYNPOS(AUTR) E0 HELDK(S) SF |
| IMO Number | 9418858 |
| Ship Type | MT 6007 (Seismic Research Vessel) |
| Call Sign | ZCXX6 |
| Overall Length | 80.35 m |
| Breadth / Beam | 16.4 / 19.2 / 21.2 m |
| Max Draft | 6.20 m |
| Depth to main deck | 7.45 m |
| Gross Tonnage | 5061 |
| Net Tonnage | 1519 |
| Deadweight | 3000 t |
| Max Speed / Consumption | 15 Knots / 32-34 m³/24hrs |
| Cruising Speed / Consumption | 10 Knots / 12-15 m³/24hrs |
| Fuel Capacity | 1230 m3 MGO |
| Fresh Water | 603 m³ |
| Fresh Water Production | 15m³ / 24hrs |
| Roll Reduction Tanks | 83 m³ at boat deck level |
| Water Ballast | 1625 m³ |
| Helideck | D 21m / 12.8 t |
| Engines | 4 x 1900 kW Caterpillar |
| Harbour Genrator | 1 x 410 kW Caterpillar |
| Configuration | Diesel Electric |
| Propellers | 2 x 2600kW Steerprop Azimuth Thrusters |
| Azimuth Thruster | 1 x 880kW Brunvoll |
| Bow Thrusters | 1 x 590kW Brunvoll |
| Electrical Distribution | 220V, 415V & 690V @ 60Hz |
| Redundant Propulsion | Fully redundant propulsion - DP2 |
| Satcom | 2 x Sealink Vsat C Band |
| MF/HF Radio | 1 x Thrane & Thrane / CU5100 |
| VHF | 2 x Sailor RT5020 VHF DSC 3 x Sailor C4900 |
| Inmarsat C | 2 x Sailor 3606 (Thrane & Thrane) |
| Inmarsat F77 | 1 x Sailor Inmarsat fleet 77 |
| EPIRB-AUTO | 1 x Mcmurdo G5 |
| EPIRB-TRON | 1 x Tron 40S |
| Helicopter VHF | 2 x Jotron TR810 |
| Heli Beacon | 1 x TS Radion Beacon TS1B 410 kHz |
| SART | 2 x Jotron-Tron SART 9 GHz |
| GMDSS | 3 x Jotron portable VFH / Tron TR20 |
| Radars | 1 x X-Band Raytheon Anschutz 1 x S-Band Raytheon Anschutz |
| Gyro Compass | 3 x Anschutz STD 22 |
| Autopilot | 1 x Anschutz NP 2015 |
| Speed Log | 1 x Skipper SB-60-SA |
| Echo Sounder | 1 x Skipper GDS102 1 x Simrad/ EA600 18 kHz & 200 kHz |
| ECDIS | 2 x Raytheon Pathfinder ST MK 2 |
| DPS | 1 x Kongsberg Seatex / DPS 200 1 x Kongsberg Seatex / DPS 132 |
| DGPS | 1 x Kongsberg Seatex / DGPS 464 |
| AIS | 1 x SAAB R4 |
| Navtex | 1 x JRC NCR-333 |
| Compressors | To be installed |
| Total Air Capacity | To be installed |
| Cabin Types | 3 State Cabins w seperate bedroom 23 Single Cabins 4 Double Cabins 10 1+1 man Cabins |
| Total | 40 Cabins and 54 Berths |
| Conference and Training Room | 1 Conference Room |
| Sauna and Fitness Room | 2 Day Rooms and 1 Gym |
| Client Office | 2 |