WORKBOATS
THIRTEEN YEARS OF OFFSHORE WIND
It is remarkable to think that it is only thirteen years ago that the very first transfer of personnel onto an offshore wind turbine took place in the North Sea at the then new Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, the UK’s original offshore wind farm.
Top Cat
performance of our new Wave Captain class boat, she has proved herself to be extremely capable in some very demanding conditions.”
BOAT DEVELOPMENTS Alnmaritec Managing Director Chris
Millman said “We are proud to have been supplying boats to the UK offshore wind industry
Boat hull being turned
The vessel used for the operation was the ‘Top Cat’, designed and built by local boat builder Alnmaritec. One of the highly successful Wave Angler class, she was 10m long and classed to carry 12 passengers and 2 crew - her original purpose though was wreck and sea fishing. From here a whole new sector of the industry evolved – designing and building wind farm support vessels (WFSV).
LEADING THE WAY
Thirteen years and one hundred and twenty boats later Alnmaritec are still in the vanguard of the industry building modern and innovative vessels many of which are in wind farm service.
Their latest design - the 19m Wave Captain class – is proving to be extremely popular in the market, with three completed already and another two currently in build. Two of these new builds are for Dave Armstrong of North Sea Logistics – operator of Top Cat back in 2000 who said “We have been involved in the offshore wind industry for thirteen years during which time Alnmaritec have built a series of high quality boats for us. I have to say I’m delighted with the
for as long as we have and we are determined to remain at the forefront of the development of these vessels. Top Cat was a lovely little boat but you only need look at the pictures to see the huge differences between her and the purpose built vessels of today. We will continue to work closely with our clients to deliver the new and innovative designs which will be required to meet the challenges emerging as we see turbines erected further and further from the shore.”
Alnmaritec
www.alnmaritec.co.uk
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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