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SHIP DESIGN & BUILD BIBBY ATHENA
A SISTER SHIP TO BIBBY TETHRA
Osiris Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, have announced building has progressed on a sister ship to Bibby Tethra, named Bibby Athena, to be launched in winter 2014. The vessel will mirror the capabilities of Bibby Tethra with a few subtle changes to reflect the company’s development into shallow geotechnical sampling and a more challenging offshore market.
Launched in 2011, Bibby Tethra has proven the overall success of the small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) design in maximising stability and seakeeping ability in challenging sea conditions, while consistently achieving quality data. The popularity of the vessel with the company’s key clients is ultimately behind the decision to commission and build an additional vessel.
ENHANCEMENTS
Although Bibby Athena will be the same overall length as Bibby Tethra at 27.5m, the vessel will benefit from a number of enhancements, including an increased deck crane capacity of 10.87 tonnes and improved internal layout. The addition of two forward Schottel pump jets and larger aft electric Schottel drive motors will provide exceptional DP1 capability and an increased generator size will provide 850kVa of electrical power.
MAXIMISING EFFICIENCY
To maximise efficiency, Bibby Athena will be permanently mobilised with a dual-head multi-beam system, greatly improving the productivity of bathymetric data acquisition and a water treatment facility will be added to extend offshore endurance. On the same theme of efficiency, Athena will be fitted with the latest side scan sonar systems, magnetometer systems, an acoustic underwater positioning system for locating and positioning the tow fish and a double drum main winch with two cable sizes will allow deployment of multiple systems without the requirement for re-mobilisation.
A larger online survey lab will improve the volume of data processing and initial QC that can take place on-board, reducing the amount of processing required in head office and she will also be able to support and deploy seabed sampling equipment such as CPT and Vibrocore systems.
SOCARENAM IN BOULOGNE As with Bibby Tethra, Bibby Athena will be built by specialist French shipbuilder Socarenam in Boulogne over a duration of 15 months. The shipbuilder is well known in France for their high specification military and customs vessels of various designs as well as large multi-role support vessels for the oil & gas industry.
Osiris Projects Managing Director Andy McLeay comments “Placing the order for a twin sister vessel to Bibby Tethra is quite a milestone in the history of the company as it acknowledges the great success achieved with the original concept of providing the ‘ultimate’ coastal survey vessel. The second vessel will build upon the success of Bibby Tethra and allow us to offer greater availability of this remarkably capable multi-role survey platform. The new vessel, Bibby Athena will provide even greater capability with a small number of key refinements which have evolved from operating Bibby Tethra for the past two and a half years."
Osiris Projects
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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