PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS

 Lower Section: 111.0m x 111.0m

 Upper Section: 86.6m x 86.6m

 Core: 73.0m x 73.0m

 Height to deck: 29.0m

 Height to top deflector: 33.7m

 Light ship (weight/draft):

      32,000ton/5.4m

 Fully laden (weight/draft):

      46,100ton/8.9m

 Core Quantity: 106,250 m³

 Water Ballast Quantity: 80,140 m³

Mobile Arctic Caisson named "MORIKPAQ", an Inuit language meaning great wave, was delivered to Beau-Drill Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resources Inc., at IHI Aichi Works on April 16, 1984.

MORIKPAQ consists of a continuous steel annulus and has the capability of year round operation in the iced Arctic Ocean in water depth from 15m to 40m.