Transfer/windfarm service vessel Mobimar 18 Wind was launched yesterday, on the 27th of February. The quay trials started immediately and the main propulsion system with the side propulsions will be commissioned later this week. The hydraulics will be pressurised after the engines and the auxiliary engine are running. At the end of this week, after pressurisation of the hydraulics, the gripper will be able to function.
However, the engine adjustments and the gripper trial runs will continue next week. After the quay trials the trimaran will be lifted and moved shortly back to our production facilities for an epoxy coating of the gripper paws. In the process the vessel name, home port and the shipowner logos will be painted. After the finishing phase the vessel will be transported to the location where sea trials, including e.g. speed tests, can take place.
This new trimaran hull vessel will be 18m long and 8,5m wide. The rating of the main engine is approx. 750kW and cruising speed 20 knots. The hull of the vessel is made of aluminum and is ice-strengthened. The accommodation area is spacious for 12 service engineers.
The benefits of the trimaran hull are: small water resistance, an even and significantly wider work deck area compared with a mono hull vessel of same length, very soft and good sea-keeping properties even in harsh sea conditions. Because of these benefits the vessel is also very suitable for oil recovery, sea surveys and transportation of passengers.
Mobimar Ltd was founded in 1993. The company with Its business ideas makes special workboats, tourist submarines and turn-key deliveries to the shipbuilding industry. During the recent years the company have invested in development of new types of multi-hull vessels.
[mappress] World Maritime News Staff, February 28, 2012; Image: Mobimar