ECC Opal
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This New Build 14mtr Blyth Catamaran joined the fleet in late June 2010. Sistership to Strider, which entered service in June 2009, Opal has the same extended accomodation which can be configured for transfer of upto 12 crew in individual seating or re-configured for flexible open plan survey/ROV space. Opal has been built with the ability to service wind turbines with a "walk-around" side deck configuration and a re-inforced bow ready for a personnel transfer platform.
Opal also features a 600mm x 600mm Moonpool for deployment of small survey equipment such as specialised echosounders or drop camera's. Ready for survey work, Opal features 3.5kw pure sine wave Inverter supported by a dedicated engine driven high output alternator.
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General Vessel Details
- Builder: Blyth WorkCats Ltd
- Year of Build: 2010
- L.O.A: 14 mtrs
- Beam: 5.0 mtrs
- Draft: tbc
- Max Speed: 27knts
- Engines: 2 x Iveco FTP Cursor 550hp
- Propulsion: Twin Fixed props via shafts
- Range: tbc
- Bunker: 860ltrs
- Fresh Water: tbc
- Accomodation:
- Galley includes Dual ring electric hob, Microwave oven, fridge and kettle to provide hot snacks and drinks
- Hot/Cold Water
- Heads with shower
- Coding: MCA Workboat Cat 2 60 mile safe haven 2 x crew with 12 passengers
Navigation Equipment:
- Furuno NavNet VX2 Dual Radar system networked with chartplotter and echosounder on dual 15" TFT displays
- Features 1 x 64nm 3.5ft Open array Radar and 1 x 24" 48nm Radome
- with with ARPA and AIS on all screens.
- Furuno 600w Dual frequecy echosounder
- C-Map MAX Cartoghraphy
- Furuno NAVPilot 500 Autopilot System
- Jotron Class A AIS Transponder system
- Twin Icom M603 DSC VHF Radio's with Deck Hailer
- Furuno NX300 Navtex Receiver
- Furuno GP32 GPS Receiver
- Marinised, shock resistant PC with secondary chartplotting software, and interfaced to all onboard NMEA sources for datalogging. 15" TFT Display.
Additional Equipment:
- SeaMarshall Crewfinder system
- 3.5kw 240vac mains inverter with dedicated High Output Alternator
- 600m x 600mm Moonpool
Available for...
- Wind Farm support proven, Sistership, Strider, has safely transfered personel to turbines in up to 1.5 meters of swell
- Crew Transfers
- Dive Operations
- ROV Support
- Stores
- Safety Boat
- 24 Hour Stand By
- Survey Side Scan + Multi Beam
- Bird Watching