195m
length
6000m
ROV operating depth
2300 m
Submersible depth
98 %
Of the ocean accessible
The Vessel
REV Ocean was built to do more than explore the ocean - it was built to make collaboration possible.
At 195 metres, it is the world’s largest and most advanced privately owned research and exploration vessel: shared infrastructure created to protect and restore ocean systems. Purpose-built for complex missions across depths and regions, it combines deep-sea robotics, submersible access, nine laboratories and real-time mission control with an onboard auditorium and media capabilities - bringing science, storytelling and decision-making together in one place.
Scientists, policymakers and innovators working side by side - discovery turning into action. A vessel built to protect and restore the one ocean we all depend on.
About the Vessel
A 195-metre research and exploration vessel engineered for complex ocean missions across depths, regions and time. A shared scientific infrastructure, designed for collaboration.
Key features
1
Deep-Sea Capability
Precision robotics, real-time imaging, sampling and intervention
- ROV Aurora 6000m
- DSV Aurelia 2300m
- Moonpool with subsea deployment system
2
Scientific Infrastructure
Nine laboratories - wet, dry, molecular, microbiology, geology and
modular mission labs.- Microplastics analysis
- eDNA biomonitoring
- Trawl sampling
- Flexible container labs
3
Mapping & Data
All data integrated into open, interoperable systems via HUB Ocean.
Science for solutions.- Multibeam mapping to 11,000m
- Sub-bottom profilers
- Real-time mission control
Collaboration, by Design
An auditorium for dialogue.
A classroom for training.
A boardroom for policy workshops.
A media studio for storytelling.
Scientists. Policymakers. Innovators.
Discovery and decision in the same place.
This is where science becomes action.
Designed to Listen
Hybrid diesel-electric propulsion. Low-speed operations. Acoustic restraint built into hull and propeller design. Polar Code certified. Built to hear the ocean clearly - and interfere as little as possible.
Philanthropy as Infrastructure
Private capital funds vessel time, crew, equipment and access. Access remains one of the greatest constraints in ocean science. Our ambition is to expand that access.
Everything on board exists to support
protection and restoration in practice.
Built for collaboration.
Built for impact.
Built for One Healthy Ocean.
