After 18 months of shell construction, "REV" travelled via the Danube, the Black Sea, the Bosporus and Gibraltar to the Norwegian Vard shipyard in 35 days, where it was fitted out. Final outfitting will take place at the Lloyd shipyard in Bremerhaven. Delivery to the Norwegian self-made man, Kjell Inge Røkke, is planned for spring 2021. Øystein Mikkelborg, Operations Director of the operating company REV Ocean, explains: "We are now installing a number of technical components in Brattvåg, including the laboratories for the scientists who will set sail on 'REV'."
"REV" will not just be a private yacht for former Alaskan fisherman Røkke, but above all a floating research station with which he wants to investigate and document the state of the world's oceans. Among other things, researchers use sonar systems, a submarine with a diving depth of 6,000 metres (watering via a bottom hatch called a moon pool!) and a trawler system with a net that can catch fish and other sea creatures from depths of up to 3,000 metres. The net meshes can be adjusted so that only the fish size to be investigated is caught. The net will also be used to bring floating plastic waste on board, which will then be incinerated on board. The environmental impact is to be minimised and the resulting heat is converted into energy for hotel operations.
With a length of 182.90 metres and a width of 22 metres, "REV" has a volume of 17,440 grosstons. "Dilbar", currently the largest yacht in the world in terms of volume, has a volume of 15,917 grosstons. The Norwegian-Romanian giant will be propelled by diesel-electric power; at a cruising speed of eleven knots, the Romanian-Norwegian superyacht should be able to travel 21,120 nautical miles without refuelling. A total of up to 90 people can be accommodated on board in research mode: 60 scientists and 30 crew members. In charter mode, the number of guests drops to 28, while the crew increases to 54.
