On March 12th, 2008, PGS launched the newest vessel in the fleet with the Ramform Sovereign being delivered from Aker Yards Langsten, and christened in Ålesund, Norway. The new vessel is 52 ft (16 m) longer than the previous Ramforms with significantly higher acquisition and transit speed, 25% longer endurance, and 60% higher production capacity compared to the existing Ramform fleet. The Sovereign is easily the most powerful seismic ship in the world, with a power plant supplying 30,000 horsepower. The vessel features many new innovations, including the world’s first roll compensated helideck, steerable sources, dual workboat capacity and unique gear handling systems. The range of technologies employed promises to make this the new benchmark for 3-D, 4-D and wide-azimuth acquisition in terms of productivity, efficiency, safety and data quality.