Search and Rescue

New ambulance boat to serve Norway’s Austevoll Municipality

Baird Maritime

Finnish builder Kewatec Aluboat has delivered a new catamaran ambulance boat to Austevoll Municipality in Western Norway.

Austevolljenta ("Austevoll Girl") has a length of 22 metres, a beam of 7.5 metres, a displacement of 40 tonnes, and space for 12 seated passengers and crew as well as a dedicated area for two patients on stretchers.

Other onboard facilities include two toilets, a shower, and a galley.

Austevolljenta was ordered by Norwegian company Bukser og Berging.