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The RV Keary was formally dedicated by Minister Conor Lenihan and Mrs. Barbara Keary on October 6th 2009 at Poolbeg Yacht Club, Dublin. The launch coincided with a celebratory 10th anniversary conference of seabed surveying in Ireland, Seabed 10. According to Minister Lenihan, ¿in commissioning the new vessel, RV KEARY, we will also see cost effective mapping of our shallowest waters and a valuable addition to our national research capacity¿. The RV Keary is owned by the Geological Survey of Ireland and will play an important role in INFOMAR¿s commitment to survey the 26 priority bays and 3 priority areas outlined in the programmes strategy. The vessel is named after Raymond Keary, one of Ireland¿s pioneering marine geologists. It is a purpose built, aluminium catamaran designed for the survey of shallow waters, with a draft of only 1.7m. The 15 metre fully-equipped and state of the art hydrographic/geophysical launch will deliver survey data that will meet all required international specifications.