OGAP Purchases 65’ Research Vessel - SRV Icelos

The Ocean Genome Atlas Project has purchased the Kanter 65 Te Mana, an all-oceans aluminum cutter designed by Mark Fitzgerald of CW Paine Yacht Design and built in Ontario Canada by Kanter Marine in 2006. The yacht was awarded the Unlimited Boat of the Year by Cruising World for innovative design and construction quality. High construction quality, impressive ship system design and the large aft stateroom and open cockpit are key building blocks for a refit into a first-in-class genomic research vessel. The OGAP team is working with the designers at KM Yachtbuilders, Europe’s premier expedition yacht builder, to refit the vessel for research operations. She will be renamed the SRV Icelos