MV Alucia

MV Odyssey (formerly Alucia) is a 56-meter research and exploration vessel that facilitates a wide range of diving, submersible and aerial operations.^[1] The ship has recently been used by OCEEF,^[2] under the name Alucia and was previously utilized by initiative OceanX for ocean exploration, research and filming missions.^[3] She is now on Charter to the InkFish group and going into refit shortly.

The MV Alucia docked at the Port of St. Petersburg in February 2019
History
Name	MV Odyssey
Port of registry	Marshall Islands
Identification	IMO number: 7347823
Notes	Completely re-built 2008 Refitted 2016 Changed name from MV Alucia 2022
History
Name	Nadir
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers C. Auroux, Arcachon, France
Launched	October 1974
Identification	IMO number: 7347823
Notes	built as submarine tender
General characteristics
Class & type	Special Purpose Research Vessel
Tonnage	1396 GT
Length	56.18 m (184 ft 4 in)
Beam	11.89 m (39 ft 0 in)
Draft	4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)
Depth	5.51 m (18 ft 1 in)
Installed power	3,200 hp (2,400 kW) total
Propulsion	2 × Cummins KTA50M2
Speed	12 knots
Range	7,500 nm
Capacity	44
Crew	22

History

Odyssey was built as a heavy lift ship with a launch platform for diving and submersible operations in 1974 in Auroux, France as the RV Nadir. In 1984 it was purchased by the French oceanographic institute IFREMER and in 2004 by DeepOcean Quest.^[4] It was subsequently purchased by Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio to support and facilitate ocean exploration and research.^[5] In 2012, Mark Dalio founded Alucia Productions (now OceanX Media) to film and chronicle ocean exploration and research missions aboard the Alucia.^[6]

Features

Odyssey has two submarines, the Triton Submarines 3300/3 (named Nadir) and the Deep Rover 2, both rated for a maximum depth of 1,000 m (3,300 ft).^[7] The ship also has an A-star helicopter and helipad; dry and wet science labs; 8K Red cameras, low-light submersible cameras and custom underwater camera housings; and a media room.^[1]

Missions

Notable missions aboard Odyssey have included:

• The 2011 search for Air France Flight 447^[8]
• Filming of David Attenborough's Emmy Award-winning series Great Barrier Reef ^[9]
• Filming of BBC Earth's Blue Planet II (with OceanX Media) ^[10]
• Capturing the first-ever footage of the Giant Squid^[9]
• Exploring the ocean's blue holes for the Emmy Award-winning series Years of Living Dangerously ^[11]