Fred Fayette, remote sensing specialist, ROV operator,
computer and electronics technician, mechanical engineer,
diver, and Lake Champlain historian, is Captain of the
Research Vessel (R/V) Neptune.

The 40-foot R/V Neptune launches from Burlington, Vermont,
on Lake Champlain. The vessel is available for contract work
upon request. Captain Fayette is also available to work aboard
other boats or platforms using his specialized equipment.

Research Team diving from R/V Neptune; Photo: poststar.com


Current and former clients include:

  • Caldwell Diving Company
  • EdgeTech
  • Flatiron Construction Corp.
  • Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc.
  • Klein Associates, Inc.
  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
  • Lake Champlain Transportation
  • Middlebury College Department of Geology
  • Texas A & M University Department of Archaeology
  • United States Government E.P.A.
  • Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Vermont Telephone Co.
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Press

Juniper Island and Rock Dunder

Click HERE
for WPTZ TV video and story, May 21, 2009
"Lake Champlain Continues to Reveal Treasures"
featuring Fred Fayette.


Click HERE
for YAHOO News story, June 24, 2010
"Feds Assess Threat from Sunken Lake Champlain Tug"
featuring Capt. Fayette's ROV work aboard the R/V Neptune.