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Research and survey vessels Mary Anning to aid
Swansea surveys UK builder Blyth Catamarans has launched an 18.5m loa survey vessel for the Department of Biosciences at Swansea University. Named Mary Anning, after the nineteenth century English fossil hunter and palaeontologist, the £1.3 million (US$1.66 million) vessel will primarily be used to conduct local water and wildlife studies and to undertake coastal survey and mapping work.
Yachts and superyachts 2021 delivery date for
Baltic Yachts sloop Baltic Yachts has received an order for a customised, “multi-role” sloop, designed by naval architect judel/ Vrolijk & Co. Tailored towards blue-water cruising activities, the sloop will constitute “the third largest yacht by volume built by Baltic”, says Henry Hawkins, Baltic Yachts CEO, and will be fashioned from a mixture of epoxy SPRINT and pre-preg carbon. The yacht will measure 44.6m × 9.35m and
displace 167tonnes, and her design will incorporate a liſting keel, designed to reduce draught to 3.4m. Accommodation will be split between four double cabins for the owner and guests, situated in the mid and forward areas, and four cabins for seven crew members, located in the aſt. Baltic Yachts adds: “A 410kW main engine [will drive] a forward-facing pull propeller, which can be rotated to avoid the need for a stern thruster.” Construction will begin in mid-February 2019, with delivery scheduled for summer 2021.
Baltic Yachts’ forthcoming sloop will employ a lifting keel design for a 3.4m draught
Mary Anning will undertake coastal survey and mapping work
Mary Anning features an overall beam of 6m,
draws 1.3m, displaces 32tonnes and has been coded by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) to accommodate up to 26 ‘passengers’. The vessel has 61m2 of deck space, strengthened to 1.5tonnes per m2 and complemented by a Pesci crane, rated 2.46tonnes SWL at 4.25m, and four Hardy winches, rated 2tonnes apiece. Onboard facilities for her scientist/student complement include two cabins, a wet lab, a service station and a dinette/galley area. The vessel is powered by two MAN V8-1000
engines, each rated 735kW. These drive twin 787mm-diameter propellers, manufactured by Clements Engineering, via ZF 550A gearboxes. Mary Anning also employs a pair of 6.3kW bow thrusters, manufactured by Sidepower. Onboard capacities include 5,450litres of fuel oil and 340litres of fresh water. Sea trials hosted in Q4 2018 saw the vessel hit the
28.4knots mark, though her cruising speed will be more in the region of 18-19knots.
Ship & Boat International January/February 2019 Fishing vessels Damen scheme to boost
African boat ownership Damen is targeting the African fishing boat sector with a new ‘vessel leasing fund’. Te fund has been set up so that budding boatowners who currently lack the money to make a down payment on a vessel can ‘gradually’ acquire a fishing vessel of their own. A spokesperson for Damen tells Ship & Boat
International: “The fishing vessels in the Damen portfolio are specially designed for tropical conditions and can be operated in all areas of Africa.” Francesco Verschuren, Damen finance manager, adds: “Tis fund is particularly interesting for smaller, private fishing vessel owners. Each lease agreement is custom-made to the shipowner’s requirements.” Te idea is that the customer initially charters a Damen vessel while
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