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Amphibious Vessels “The importance of high quality, reliable imaging
Kuwait landing
systems cannot be overstated during a submarine
rescue,” commented Ben Sharples, Underwater
craft order arrives
Projects Director, James Fisher Defence. “The rescue
teams rely on the cameras and sonars to ensure
Strategic Marine in Australia has delivered three safe operations under very stressful conditions, so
landing craft to the Kuwaiti Navy. The aluminium they should provide a high standard of imagery in
vessels designed by Strategic Marine and Southerly addition to being up to the job of operating in extreme
Designs, have a 12.9m length overall, a beam of 4.0m conditions. Kongsberg Maritime was able to provide a
and a draught of 0.45m. Powered by two 300hp V8 cost-effective package that met these requirements.”
Yamaha outboard motors, the landing craft can reach Korea’s DSAR-5 (DSRV II) features OE15-103
speeds of in excess of 40knots at lightship. low-light CCD and OE14-367 colour zoom cameras
With a cruising speed of 28knots the vessels are in addition to the OE10-101 pan and tilt unit. It
expected to have the capacity to operate for up to 14 also features a powerful Kongsberg Mesotech sonar
hours, a range of approximately 380nm fully loaded. with the MS1000 sonar processor and remote
The landing craft are designed to carry a high-mobility keypad, high-resolution (330kHz) sonar head, and
multi-purpose wheeled vehicle (such as a Humvee), or 1007 series altimeter.
a 5tonne payload. DSAR-6 will be operated over a 20-year period on
The vessels will operate in the Arabian Gulf region. behalf of the RSN by James Fisher Defence and its partner
Currently a fleet of three, Strategic Marine are working ST Marine through a joint venture called First Response
on an additional two landing craft for their client, being Marine Pte Ltd (FRM). It features a similar sonar system
designed to carry up to 20 passengers. Recent design configuration to DSAR-5 but utilises OE15-102 low-light
modifications have also been made at the request of CCD and OE14-366 colour zoom cameras.
the client, including an enclosed passenger seating area,
air-conditioning and amenities. The two passenger craft
are expected to reach in excess of 30knots at full load, Safety
powered by two 350hp V6 outboard motors.
VIKING secures
liferaft deal
Services company Serco has contracted VIKING
Life-Saving Equipment Ltd to fulfil a large marine
lifesaving equipment order in the UK. VIKING
Life-Saving Equipment’s UK subsidiary will supply
more than 200 liferafts to Serco through a five-year
management lease and service agreement for instal-
lation on board 90 support vessels for the UK Royal
The new Kuwaiti landing craft from Strategic Marine. Navy at its three main naval bases – Devonport,
Portsmouth and The Clyde.
The contract covers a series of Serco vessels operating
Submarine Rescue in Royal Navy bases, including tugs and passenger boats,
Kongsberg
with liferafts designed to carry from six to 50 persons.
cameras for sRVs
Equipment
Two new submarine rescue vehicles (SRV) built by
Jets Vacuum wins
James Fisher Defence for the Republic of Korea Navy
Qe carrier contract
and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have entered
operation with extensive camera and sonar packages Jets Vacuum AS, which has been assisting Babcock
supplied by Kongsberg Maritime Ltd. Integrated Technology Limited with the design of the
The SRVs, designated deep search and rescue (DSAR), black water system for the UK Royal Navy’s Queen
were developed from the ground-up, using experience Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, has been successful
gained by James Fisher Defence during decades of in being awarded a contract for vacuum toilets for
support for the UK Submarine Rescue Service’s LR5 SRV. both vessels.
Both feature a number of enhancements over existing As manufacturer of the vacuum toilet systems for the
SRV technology including the ability to operate at a new UK Type 45 destroyer, the equipment contract for
depth of 500m, where visibility is poor so high-quality the new carriers is another important milestone for Jets
imaging equipment is vital for a safe rescue operation. and MRH Marine Limited, Jets’ UK representative. WT
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