The relatively small 45 foot hull has many capabilities normally only found on larger vessels. It is be fitted with a 1500 lb hydraulically operated A-frame, a 14000 lbf.ft crane and two scientific winches to deploy a vast array of scientific equipment, including a remote operated sub-bottom profiler vehicle and coring equipment. A hydro-dynamically profiled pod system is incorporated into each hull of the catamaran to enable a variety of under water scanners and transducers to be fitted.
The vessel has a fixed hydrofoil system enabling it to cruise at more than 20 knots when laden with all equipment necessary for research missions on the lake.