Offshore staff
COWES, UK –Seacat Services today unveils Seacat Intrepid, the first DNV GL-certified 26-m (85-ft) crew transfer vessel to profit from a unique workboat tank-testing program.
Seacat Intrepid is the first British-built workboat to benefit from a three-year offshore wind farm workboat research and development program that capitalizes on an improved understanding of wind, wave, and weather conditions within European waters.
Seacat Intrepid has a fuel capacity of 26,000 liters and a wider foredeck – thereby increasing the number of operational hours served between fuel stops and enabling the accommodation of 20-ft (6-m) equipment containers. Both of these areas have been consistently cited as elements within the workboat industry that have needed focus and improvement.
Further enhancements that have also been made as a direct result of the three-year research and development tank-testing program have included an increase in raft height from the wet deck to the sea, thus reducing wave impacts, decreasing internal noise levels within the cabin, and providing a smoother ride.
10/28/2014
