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Name: Lake Explorer II
Captain: Samuel Miller
Length: 90 feet
Beam: 23 feet
Draft: 7.25 feet
Speed: 10 knots
Displacement: 220 tons tons
Hull: Welded Steel (S 590)
Year: 1966
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Formerly known as NOAA Ship RUDE, acquired by EPA in 2008 and renamed Lake Explorer II.

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Crew Size ( inc. Captain ):	4
Number of Scientists Vessel can Accommodate:	7
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Science Officer in Crew?:
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Payment In Kind? Time on Another Ship?
Fuel as a type of "Payment in Kind"?
Needed Equipment as a type of "Payment In Kind"?
"Piggyback" Research Permitted When Possible?
Encourage Crosstraining other Agencies with Vessel and Crew?
Vessel made available to outside Researchers?

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Institution Required Certification:
Certification Captain:	USCG 200 ton Master
Certification Crew:	USCG 100 ton Mate
Certification Engineer:	USCG Designated Duty Engineer

Home Port:	Duluth, Minnesota
Home Port Lake:	Lake Superior
Institution:	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact Name:	Captain Samuel Miller
Address:	6201 Congdon Blvd.
City:	Duluth
State / Province:	MN
Country:	United States
Postal / Zip Code:	55804
Phone:	218-529-5211
Fax:	218-529-5003
Email:	miller.samuel@epa.gov

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