Owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.

Name: Marcus G. Langseth, Ex. Western Legend
Built: 1991 at Ulstein, Norway
Length: 71.5 meters
Beam: 17.0 meters
Tonnage: 3834
Crew: 20, plus 35 scientific personnel

More Information Here: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/fac/oma/langseth/index.html

Seen at San Diego, California on May 23, 2008.