UK: Marineco Buys Fourth Damen Twin Axe Support Vessel (VIDEO)

March 25, 2013

The ‘Marineco Thunderbird’ is UK based Marineco’s fourth FCS 2610 Twin Axe. Marineco was the first customer to buy one of these vessels nearly two and a half years ago, based on a design for an Offshore and Offshore Wind support vessel which Damen really believed in.

The recent purchase of Thunderbird is proof of the concept and its future.

Siemens will be deploying Thunderbird off the west coast of England, at the same latitude as Barrow, where it will be used to perform installation and maintenance work for Walney Offshore Windfarms. The vessel’s superstructure is spacious, offering sleeping accommodation (four two-person cabins) and making it possible for the crew to stay on-site for longer periods of time.

FCS 2008

The FCS 2008, a smaller version of the FCS 2610, will be introduced on the market in the summer of 2013. Smaller size, lower fuel consumption and an attractive purchase price will make this vessel a strong competitor for other makes of comparable size.

Marineco

Damen Shipyards has had a long and solid relationship with Marineco. Every vessel in Marineco’s fleet is a Damen vessel. This enables their experienced crews to offer optimum service in the fields of towing, anchor handling, cable laying, dredge-pipe connection, ship-to-ship transfers, coastline restoration and pushboat handling.