UK operator Mainprize Offshore recently took delivery of two new crewboats in a series built by Strategic Marine of Singapore.
MO10 and MO11 each have a semi-SWATH catamaran hull design that combines enhanced seakeeping with reduced fuel consumption and emissions.
Each crewboat has all-aluminium construction, a length of 26 metres, and capacity for 24 technicians and up to 30 tonnes of cargo on a 110-square-metre deck. Two Caterpillar C32B engines driving Servogear controllable-pitch propellers will deliver a speed of over 30 knots and a bollard push of 25 tonnes.
The improved seakeeping ability significantly reduces heave, pitch, and roll, allowing crew transfers to be safely conducted even in wave heights of two metres.
MO10 and MO11 will commence operations in European waters in July 2024. These are the tenth and eleventh vessels, respectively, to join Mainprize Offshore's current active fleet.
Design work on the two crewboats was provided by UK-based naval architecture firm Walker Marine Design.