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VESSEL PROFILE · IMO 9808613

African Pioneer

Published capabilities, ownership records and history. Evidence stays attached to every fact.

Open interactive profile 5 sources · 3 evidence records

Published specifications

10 particulars

Source dates describe the evidence, not current certification or operational availability. Operating roles may be historical. Reference-only screenshot figures and ratings are not used in this summary.

Published operating rolePublished source
Marine Platforms

Commercial bareboat charterer announced in 2025; not registered owner.

Marine Platforms ↗Applies to May 2025 · Published 13 Jun 2025 · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Length overallPublished source
142.9 m

Official sheet, search-index text; direct PDF unavailable.

Marine Platforms ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
BeamPublished source
27 m

Moulded breadth; indexed official sheet, not live certification.

Marine Platforms ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Dynamic positioningPublished source
DP3

Published vessel class; differs from DP2 in the undated reference card.

Marine Platforms ↗Published May 2025 · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Saturation depthPublished source
300 m

Sheet explicitly labels the diving system Not Commissioned. No later commissioning confirmation was verified. Official cached PDF text reviewed; direct retrieval returned 404.

Marine Platforms ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Saturation diversPublished source
24

Sheet explicitly labels the diving system Not Commissioned. No later commissioning confirmation was verified. Official cached PDF text reviewed; direct retrieval returned 404.

Marine Platforms ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Bell configurationPublished source
Twin bell

Sheet explicitly labels the diving system Not Commissioned. No later commissioning confirmation was verified. Official cached PDF text reviewed; direct retrieval returned 404.

Marine Platforms ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Main cranePublished source
400 t Huisman AHC mast crane; 40 t AHC auxiliary
Marine Platforms ↗Published May 2025 · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Deck areaPublished source
2,150 m²

Approximate total working deck: about 1,500 m² main deck plus 650 m² upper deck. Official cached PDF text reviewed.

Marine Platforms ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
DraftPublished source
8 m

Maximum seawater draught; differs from the unqualified 7.5 m reference card. Official cached PDF text reviewed.

Marine Platforms ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026

Not sourced in this summary: Build year, Hyperbaric lifeboats (SPHL), Bell occupancy, Saturation system manufacturer.

Specification research notes

Exact current hull is ex-CM Pioneer / Ultra Deep Matisse, not the earlier Siem Marlin bearing the same name. Technical PDF direct URL returned 404; dimensions were available in the official-domain search index. Existing SAT facts retain the not-commissioned qualification. No operational status inferred.

Supporting capability records

0 records

Published design and equipment particulars are evidence of the source configuration, not a current certificate or availability guarantee.

No verified records are available in this section of the collection.

Research coverage & limitations (1)

Detailed diving, lifting and ROV equipment specifications are not yet verified for this vessel. Any listed particulars retain the scope of their cited source.

Checked 17 Oct 2026

Ownership & identity

2 records

Registered owner, group owner, operator, manager and P&I entered owner are different roles. Each record retains the role and date stated by its source.

Vessel identity

IMO number
9808613
MMSI
657990850

Names in the reviewed record: China Merchants Pioneer · Ultra Deep Matisse

IMO/MMSI corroborated by VesselFinder and MyShipTracking. Only a dated 2025 coordinate was available without an account; newer region/port summaries were not converted to coordinates. Names China Merchants Pioneer and Ultra Deep Matisse are corroborated by Marine Platforms.

vesselfinder.com ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026

Vessel identifier review

African Pioneer · IMO 9808613 · MMSI 657990850

IMO/MMSI corroborated by VesselFinder and MyShipTracking. Only a dated 2025 coordinate was available without an account; newer region/port summaries were not converted to coordinates. Names China Merchants Pioneer and Ultra Deep Matisse are corroborated by Marine Platforms.

vesselfinder.com ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026

Owner and management roles in DNV register

DNV lists Well Target Seven Limited as owner and Sino Cosmos Ship Management Limited as both manager and ISM/DOC holder.

These register roles are separate from the commercial operator attribution to Marine Platforms; no beneficial-ownership conclusion is inferred.

DNV ↗Publication undated · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Research coverage & limitations (1)

The reviewed identity listing does not establish current registered ownership, beneficial ownership, charterer or operator. See any separately cited role-specific evidence.

Checked 17 Oct 2026

Inspection & class records

1 record

These are historical records within each source’s coverage. Missing records are not a clean bill of health, and class descriptions do not prove current certification.

DNV class and certificate record

Listed in DNV class, with DYNPOS(AUTRO) among its design notations. Class assignment is dated 30 December 2023; the classification certificate was issued 23 June 2026 and expires 30 December 2028.

This extracts selected class fields only; no saturation-system certification is inferred from the vessel type or DP notation.

DNV ↗Applies to 23 Jun 2026 · Publication undated · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Research coverage & limitations (1)

A complete inspection history has not been verified. No inference of a clean inspection record or current certification should be made from missing records.

Checked 17 Oct 2026

Project history

0 records

Vessel-specific events and contextual project records retain their dates and limitations. A regional contract award alone does not establish vessel employment.

No verified records are available in this section of the collection.

Research coverage & limitations (1)

A complete vessel-specific project history has not been verified. Any dated events below are limited to their cited evidence.

Checked 17 Oct 2026