Arklow Marine Services’ third Offshore Wind Farm Service Vessel has been launched successfully. This new 19 metre vessel is the first of a new design, intended for the upcoming Round 3 offshore sites for the Renewable Offshore Industry in the U.K.
The vessel has an overall length of 20.75 metres and a beam of 7.36 metres and is powered by twin MAN main engines. Each engine develops 1,000 BHP and is coupled to twin Rolls Royce FF550 water jets.
A sprint speed of 30 knots and a service speed of 25 knots will be achieved by this highly manoeuvrable vessel. Sea trials are scheduled for early next week and after that the vessel will go into operation in the U.K., servicing one of the burgeoning new sites.
[mappress] Press Release, October 1, 2013