SPONSORS OF SHIP BUILD FEATURE MONTROSE MARINE SERVICES
MONTROSE MARINE SERVICES LTD BRANCHED OUT INTO THE OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR IN 2010.
NEED FOR SPECIALIST VESSELS Initially offering a crewing and
management service, they quickly realised there was a severe lack of suitable vessels for the bird and mammal survey, vessels that met both the criteria required and met their high standards for safety.
Following a year of research they finally found the perfect vessel, which was the original prototype Severn Class Lifeboat which has been converted to accommodate 10 night passengers plus 2 crew or 12 day passengers plus 2 crew.
EILEEN MAY The Eileen May’s conversion was carried out by Buckie Shipyard to a very high standard, encapsulating the renowned build quality and the exceptional levels of safety that the RNLI are renowned for.
The vessel was built in 1991and the hull is constructed of FRP plus Kevlar. The RNLI recently have extended the life span of these particular boats to 50 years.
Since purchasing the Eileen May Montrose Marine Services have secured numerous Bird & Mammal Survey contracts off the North East of Scotland mainly due to the safety aspects of the boat and their high standards of professionalism.
O&M CONTRACTS The next step in our journey was to look for a vessel suitable for O&M contracts.
Again safety was the main priority and being ever aware of the green issues and the requirement for energy companies to be as cost effective as possible.
In their quest they travelled all over the UK and scoured the internet before finding a vessel that caught their attention.
POWER GLIDE 46 This vessel was a Power Glide 46 wind farm crew boat, a unique type of catamaran HPDC, high speed fuel efficient displacement boat, one of which is operating successfully at Walney Offshore Wind Farm.
FUEL EFFICIENT After spending the day onboard with Skipper Terry Batt, Captain Tom Hutchison was so impressed with the vessel due to her amazing sea keeping qualities and outstanding fuel consumption giving some of lowest Co2 carbon emissions in service today.
She carries 12 + 2 and will cruise at 22 knots and burns just 40 litres an hour, that’s a massive saving over a four year contract.
The slender shape of the hull allows a positive connection on the wind turbine without movement in seas of 2.5m while using only 1500 rpm from each engine. They expect delivery in May/June 2012.
ASPIRATIONS Montrose Marine Services aspirations are to expand their services to offer clients and potential clients vessels and crew, which offer the highest standards in safety as well as being environmentally and cost efficient.
Montrose Marine Services
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