About

About

OceanRabble - a large, noisy, uncontrolled group of people conserving the oceans
Marine Pollution

Marine Pollution

Contaminated Shipwrecks Thousands of ships that sank during WWII are leaking oil. With the disintegration of their rusty tanks, it is not a question of whether a “peak leak”, a breakthrough with far-reaching consequences for the environment, wil...
Marine Conservation Projects

Marine Conservation Projects

We fight against different types of pollution, but our core competence is certainly the localisation, identification and decontamination of dangerous shipwrecks. The way to a decontaminated shipwreck often starts with the study of documents in a naval...
Circumnavigation

Circumnavigation

Clean-up around Crete Promotional tour across Greece and the Mediterranean  Circumnavigation of the globe  7Seas-7Continents, 7S7C Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Oceania  Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, So...

Disposal and recycling

Disposal and recycling of collected waste scrap plastic mineral oil ghost nets This article is currently being edited. Please check back soon.
Search and rescue (SAR)

Search and rescue (SAR)

SAR-Operations Participation in and support of SAR operations with equipment and expertise ( hyperbaric chamber, technical divers)   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Convention_on_Maritime_Search_and_Rescue ...
Organisation

Organisation

Here you will find basic information about our organisation.
Vision

Vision

Vision Statement "Our vision is to be the world's first marine conservation fleet. We contribute effectively to environmental protection in general and marine conservation in particular through our own projects and by supporting other organisations...
Mission

Mission

Our Mission is to build Zoé and lay the foundation for the OceanRabble Marine Conservation Fleet Circumnavigate the Earth  and implement our Marine Conservation Projects , including make as many people as possible Aware of the threats t...

Guiding Principles

Guiding principles for all our activities The objective of OceanRabble is to conserve the ocean and have fun doing so. Whatever we do contributes to environmental protection in general and marine conservation in particular. Searching...

Facts and Positions

Potentially dangerous shipwrecks – Some facts and positions Wrecks More than 8000 potentially dangerous shipwrecks lie at the bottom of our seas. Two thirds of them are from the Second World War. More than 1,500 of them are tankers. ...
Co-Creation

Co-Creation

What is a Co-Creator? Just like sailing a tall ship, a marine conservation organisation like OceanRabble only works as a team of all individuals involved, i.e. everyone who contributes, from the ship's crew, the craftspersons in the shipyard, volunteers,...

Commercial Cooperations

Supporting companies scm group Bentley Systems Inc. Poseidon Diving Systems Diving Unlimited International     gm werkzeuge Tresselt GmbH Miko Marine     PADI     CMAS  

Scientific Cooperations

Hydrogenerator https://minesto.com/ Ship Model Basin https://flowavett.co.uk

Staff Member

details for ship crews can be found here

Strategic Cooperations

Strategic cooperation with other organizations towards a common goal This article is currently being edited. Please check back shortly.

Supporting Membership

Supporting members are.... Contribute to the MCP OR and become a supporting Member now! Benefit from......   This article is currently being edited. Please check back shortly.

Volunteers

This article is currently being edited. Please check back shortly.

Technical Research Diving

General information about autonomous scuba diving Overview Autonomous scuba (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving can be defined as all variants of diving in which the required breathing gas is carried by the diver himself. It differs...

Contact

  Thomas Ledersberger  About me   OceanRabble   Cleanwreck - The Shipwreck Decontamination Project   2HE-DST   mobile: +436604394069   e-mail: thomas.ledersberger@2he.eu   web: cleanwreck.org, oceanrabble.org   threema...

Thomas Ledersberger

Thomas Ledersberger , born in Vienna, Austria in 1969. As a Technical Course Director / Instructor Trainer I have trained divers and diving instructors in technical diving, both with open and closed system up to top-level (Trimix without depth limit)....
Welcome

Welcome

....to the Manual for OceanRabble Co-Creators This is not a website in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of information about all areas of our work, for all our co-creators, from our co-creators. It is constantly being expanded,...
Zoé

Zoé

Zωή Large multi-purpose research vessel (LRV) ζωή.ελ zoé.world zoe.navy LRV-Prototype and Foundation of the OceanRabble Marine Conservation Fleet To decontaminate shipwrecks, remove ghost nets and collect...

Comparable projects

In terms of the main building material, Spirit yachts and Lyman-Morse are good examples of excellent wood-epoxy laminates. Regarding the size, Stad Amsterdam (a Dykstra design too!) and the Hermione are worth mentioning. The latter was also...

Design

Naval Architect We are delighted that Thys Nikkels and the team at Dykstra - Naval Architects have agreed to get involved in our Ζωή project. Dykstra has extensive experience in the design and construction of tall ships, as you can see fr...

General design considerations

watertight compartments fixed outer ballast adjustable inner ballast (solid) inner trim ballast (liquid) no toxic substances or waste are produced during construction, not much noise, → dust collector, cured epoxy resin is chemically neutral, non-toxic a...

Interior

Practical robust interior Cabins (25-35 Pax) Co-creator cabins with toilet and shower (guest / volunteers / trainees); convertible (1, 2, 3 bunks / hammocks) Staff cabins with toilet and shower; convertible (1, 2 bunks) workshops wood metal sails...

Exterior

Loading / salvage craneBoat davits

Construction

H ull and deck As in most other areas, we will also be breaking new ground in the manufacture of Zoe and our other ships and boats. Their hulls and decks, masts and interior fittings consist mainly from a wood-epoxy composite made from the finest woods...

Diving equipment

Stationary diving equipment Diving gases Electronically controlled precision gas blending equipment Our electronically controlled gas blending equipment works according to the partial pressure process and renews highly precise gas blends of helium,...

Diving Chamber

moonpool with connection to the D/C Diving chamber and hyperbaric treatment center A Medistar- unit in combination with a Medilock -unit from the renowned German pressure chamber producer HAUX, forms the heart of the hyperbaric treatment...

Exploration equipment

Side-Scan Sonar (SSS) The side-scan sonar sends sonar images from the sea floor with a resolution of up to 0.6 cm at 1 600 kHz. It is towed along in the desired depth and scans the sea floor with a width of up to 120 m and a maximum depth of 350 m, ...

Human Resources

Here you will find all the information about the human resources aspects of Zoé

Departments

Deck Technical Engine (propulsion) Workshops wood metal sailmaking, saddlery IT, electronics finance Steward Diving Marine sciences Medical Security Media Guest Relations and Housekeeping Legal Communication...

Crew

Basic information for all crew members When we're not busy diving for oil on wrecks, ghost nets or other stuff that doesn't belong in the sea, we sail our ship to the next spot. That means we spend most of our time sailing or diving. This results in...

Range of operations

Wreck search, identification and decontamination Cruises and Diving-cruises Note: Tour operators and travel agenciesThere are several tour operators and agencies that specialize in sailing trips. The offerings range from typical sailing training...

Climate Positive Adventure Holidays

If Carbon Neutrality is not enough then it's time for Climate Positive Adventure Holidays with the added value for our oceans! A holiday on our LRV is not only an excellent way to enjoy the last real freedom on our planet, it is also a direct help...

Zero Emission Transport

Z erOE mission