AN INCAT Crowther-designed vessel now in build at Hobart’s RDM Constructions will join Cairns-based Carpentaria Marine Services next year in a multi-purpose role.
Carpentaria commissioned Incat Crowther to design the new offshore support vessel which will be deployed across northern and eastern Australia, including Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria. It will undertake a range of services including marine construction, dive operations, underwater surveying and remotely operated vehicle operations.
The companies say the 37-metre vessel will add to Carpentaria Marine’s growing fleet of specialist marine services vessels and follows the operational success of Strait Shooter 1, a 28-metre workboat designed and delivered by Incat Crowther and Richardson Devine Marine (now RDM Constructions) in 2010.
Powered by two Cummins QSK50 engines, the new vessel has been designed to support long-term, remote operations with a robust hull form suitable for offshore missions and capacity for 68,000 litres of fuel and 24,500 litres of water.
Capable of reaching speeds of up to 24 knots, the design features a large aft deck, with operational capability enhanced by the inclusion twin bow thrusters for station-keeping. The vessel’s myriad roles are bolstered by the capacity to carry up to four 20-foot containers, 15-tonne A-Frame winch, knuckle boom crane capable of lifting 15 tonnes, workshop locker room, as well as a moonpool for survey operations on the hull deck. There is accommodation for 28 people.
Carpentaria managing director Vance Wallin said that after the success of Strait Shooter 1, it made sense to partner with Incat Crowther and Richardson Devine Marine once again.