VESSEL REVIEW | Stabben & Skrova – Norwegian Coastal Administration adds maintenance workboats to fleet

The Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) has expanded its vessel fleet with the recent acquisition of two aluminium workboats.

Stabben and Skrova are the first two in a series of workboats ordered by the Kystverket. The vessels will perform a range of duties that include marine traffic management, maintenance of lighthouses and aids to navigation, towing, and oil spill response.

Each workboat has a length of 14.9 metres, a beam of 5.2 metres, a draught of only 0.8 metre, and two Scania IMO Tier III engines with a total fuel capacity of 1,000 litres and connected to Kongsberg Maritime propulsion units. The engines may be configured in the future to operate on methanol once it becomes commercially available.

The workboats were each designed to be capable of high transit speeds of up to 35 knots while retaining a significant cargo capacity and a large Fassi deck crane. A hydraulically operated bow ramp door facilitates loading and unloading of light cargo and wheeled vehicles.

The compact wheelhouse on each vessel has space for a galley while a toilet is located below the main deck along with a stores compartment. The wheelhouse also has two suspension seats for the three crewmembers.

Skrova will be stationed at the Kystverket station in Kabelvåg while Stabben will be stationed in Florø.