the Norwegian billionaire Hell to Rekke Inga (Kjell Inge Røkke) placed the order for construction of the 182-meter private research vessel REV (Research Expedition Vessel, "the Research Forwarding Vessel").
on the belonging Norwegian company VARD of shipyard in the Romanian Tulcea. The project is created by the known designer superjyakht Espen Oyno (Espen Oeino). It is calculated on team from 60 scientists and 40 crew members.
Design range of autonomous swimming — 21 120 nautical miles (39 114 kilometers) that makes 98 percent from Earth circle. The vessel will be used for research of an ecological condition of the ocean environment together with the Norwegian office WWF (WWF). It is expected that it will be put in operation in 2020, reports periodical e-edition "Lenta.ru" .
"For construction of such vessel on private means there is no economic justification, but it is important for the ocean. The vessel will be available as the arena to activity of scientists and researchers worldwide" — commented on the project Hell to Rekke Inga.
"REV — likely, the most interesting and most important project over which I ever worked" — were told by Espen Oyno.
Hell to Rekke Inga — the Norwegian businessman, one of the richest people Norway (a state by data magazine "Forbes" — 2,7 billion dollars). Was born in 1958, secondary and vyshny education did not get, began work in 18 years the sailor on the fishing trawler. In 1988 founded in Seattle (United States of America) the company on trade in seafood of American Seafoods which laid the foundation of its state.
Espen Oyno — the Norwegian sea architect and the designer superjyakht.