Seafloor Investigations designs and constructs a custom portable 20ft coldlab van
August 1, 2013

The SFI coldvan is a standard ISO 20ft refrigeration container modified to meet safety requirements for a human occupied portable lab space container. It is design with an internal unistrut system to allow a reconfigurable lab space, has standard US 120VAC / 20amp 60Hz power outlets throughout the van, lighting, adjustable height wood work benches, sink and a 420-gallon cold water pump system providing cold seawater for scientific use.

Seafloor Investigations successfully completes the first two regional sampling cruises #1 & #2 of the 2022 BMJ Exploration Campaign. This field effort acquired over 80 boxcores seabed samples resulting in polymetallic nodules samples, environmental sediment samples, topwater biological samples, biological sediment samples, and megafauna specimen. These samples and the associated data were used to produce a regional geologic and environmental assessment of the BMJ claim areas.

Seafloor Investigations / Mr. Kurras was part of a 4-person team and tasked with developing the exploration campaign for a multi-year exploration and assessment effort in the Pacific by Blue Minerals Jamaica. The effort submitted an official claim application to ISA and defended the application to ISA board for the successful approval of the claim application.