Rigel (FRA Ocea OSV 190)

The Rigel (Ocea OSV 190 SC-WB) is an advanced multi-purpose oceanographic research and offshore support vessel designed and built by the French shipyard Ocea. It is equipped with state-of-the-art hydrographic, oceanographic, and geophysical survey systems to map the seabed and collect environmental data. The vessel also features a catamaran-style workboat and autonomous underwater vehicles for deep-sea exploration.

The vessel was ordered by the Indonesian Navy in October 2013 as part of a contract for two oceanographic vessels, with Rigel being the first of its class. Built at Ocea's shipyard in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France, it was launched in 2014 and officially commissioned into service in March 2015. Since its delivery, KRI Rigel has been actively deployed for underwater mapping, search and rescue operations, and maritime border surveys. It notably played a critical role in locating the wreckage of several high-profile aviation and maritime accidents in the Indonesian archipelago.