The contract for converting this formal Soviet Union vessel into a seismic shooting vessel by the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Flushing was signed on 18 July 1997 and which was completed the same year. The conversion included placing a hangar with a weight of 350 tons. At that moment was she property of a Ukrainian owner and with Norwegian (at the same time customer), Swedish and British bare boat owners and an American charter. She was initially to be used for 2D surveys but in fact also used for other remote source work. Since 2002 serving as a source vessel manned with PGS FourcE personnel. Owned and managed anno 2012 by Petroleum Geo Services, Lusaker, Norway.After 2004 reconverted for her original use as 2D survey vessel and now fitted out with a 8.000, solid streamer and furthermore is she fitted out with dual reefs and able to tow two 4.000m streamers. She is now Panama-flagged and originally built by the New Szczecin Shipyard, Poland in 1985. Probably the ex-Neftegaz 17 (until 31 December 1993), ex-Nikolaev Until 31 December 1996) and ex-Nikolayev (until 15 November 1997). With a gross tonnage of 3.649 tonnes, a net tonnage of 1.095 tonnes and a summer deadweight of 1.329 tons are her dimensions 81,2 x 16,0-19,3(heldeck0 x 6,2 metres. IMO 8404551, call sign 3ERG5 and MMSI 370040000.
