The keel-laying ceremony for VOS Famous, Vroon’s new Emergency Rescue and Response Vessels/ Safety Standby Vessel, (NESS Hull number ESS110105) took place on Friday October 12th, at Nanjing East Star Shipbuilding in Nanjing, China.
Vessel Particulars
Survivor Class / Cat B (300 Survivors)
Length Overall / 50m
Beam / 13.2m
Summer Draft / 3.75m
Net Registered Tonnage / TBC
Gross Registered Tonnage / 1400t
Main Propulsion Type / 2 x Variable Pitch Propeller
The vessel is scheduled for delivery to VOS Ltd. in 2013.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, October 17, 2012; Image: vroonoffshore