UK company CTruk adds that as well as being the first of these offshore wind support vessels to be designed, built and classed to Bureau Veritas (BV) rules.
The 18.5 m multi-role workboat is also the first Category 1 vessel built by the company under the MCA MGN 280(M) rules.
To top off the CTruk team’s achievements, CWind Challenger is the first craft to be classed by Bureau Veritas under its Wind Farms Service Ship class notation.
CWind Challenger is part-owned by Scott Wharton of UK-based S&P Fish.
See also:
- Opportunities for composites in wind farm service vessels (Part 1) The continued development of offshore wind farms has created a growing market for support boats to transfer personnel and equipment to the turbines. We see why the manufacturers of these vessels are turning to composite designs to improve fuel efficiency.
