SCP-8665
Keter
~
medium confidence
SCP-8665
Expected annual
$8.4M
One-time setup
$9.9M
Annual recurring
$8.3M
Personnel
25
Initial one-time setup is approximately $9.86M driven primarily by vessel acquisition/refit and a contingency salvage reserve; recurring annual costs are approximately $8.28M driven by vessel operations, staff wages, and logistics/maintenance.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $9.9M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $8.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$8.3M/yr
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, and scheduled surveys.
routine_surveys
regular_patrols
no_civilian_exposure
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Minor Incident
$8.5M/yr
Small civilian exposure or localized containment incident requiring amnestic administrations, medevac, and legal/PR response.
civilian_vessel_approach
localized_broadcast_exposure
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Major Salvage Mobilization
$11.5M/yr
SCP-8665 shifts, sinks, or otherwise requires heavy salvage and emergency containment mobilization with significant legal/compensation fallout.
hull_shift_dangerous
sinking_or_partial_sinking
large-scale_containment_response
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Political Exposure
$9.5M/yr
Unauthorized disclosure or diplomatic incident exposing the cover story and requiring extended legal/diplomatic remediation and program scaling.
media_exposure
local_authority_investigation
Personnel
25 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | [#9] Armed/interdiction teams to intercept vessels and provide on-site security. |
| Vessel Crew | 6 | [#9] Deck officers, engineers and crew required to operate the patrol/research vessel on rotation. |
| Research Scientist (marine/linguistics) | 4 | [#9, #10] Marine scientists and linguists/audio analysts for monitoring and broadcast analysis. |
| ROV/AUV Technician | 3 | [#5, #9] Operators/technicians for uncrewed inspection platforms and launch/recovery systems. |
| Radio/SIGINT Operator | 2 | [#4, #10, #9] RF operators and signal analysts responsible for jamming control and signal processing. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 2 | [#1, #18, #9] Technical staff for corrosion maintenance, vessel systems and offshore assets. |
| Medic / Medical Officer | 1 | [#13, #9] On-call medic/medical support for injuries and amnestic administration oversight. |
| Station Manager / Administrative Staff | 1 | [#8, #9] Local site manager and administrative support for cover facility operations. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for almost all categories, enabling a reasoned build-up; however severe salvage events, scale-ups for experimental missions, and diplomatic outcomes are highly uncertain, reducing overall confidence.