# Shrinking Seismic Fleet

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/shrinking-seismic-fleet/62462>\
**Category:** Offshore\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/shrinking-seismic-fleet/62462 "2022-03-02T21:18:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/shrinking-seismic-fleet/62462/1 "2022-03-02T21:18:10Z")

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In tune with the market demand the seismic fleet is shrinking by scrapping or repurposing older vessels:

> **[Shearwater sells four ageing ships for recycling - Splash247](https://splash247.com/shearwater-sells-four-ageing-ships-for-recycling/)**
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> Offshore seismic player Shearwater GeoServices has sold four idle survey vessels for recycling as part of its fleet renewal strategy. The first two vessels, the 2000-built Polar Marquis and Oceanic Challenger, have been delivered in...

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**Author:** ![Hogsnort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@Hogsnort](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hogsnort)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/shrinking-seismic-fleet/62462/2 "2022-03-03T02:50:51Z")

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The photo shows Mount Taranaki, New Zealand in the background. They used the mountain for a lot of the scenes in the film _The last Samurai._