Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Kongsberg GeoAcoustics has completed the prestigious Swedish Coast Guard (KBV) project with the installation of a 125kHz GeoSwath Shallow Water Multibeam echosounder on the fourth and final new-build multipurpose vessel.
These vessels, all under the Swedish flag, are classed as multipurpose vessels capable of oil recovery operations. The vessels are to serve as environmental protection and surveillance ships and will aid the Coast Guard in vessel traffic management, environmental monitoring, border security, and fisheries, customs and police inspections at sea.
The vessels, named 'KBV031' to 'KBV034' respectively, were built by P+S Werften in Wolgast, Germany and were part of a "full picture" delivery involving close collaboration between various departments within Kongsberg Maritime.
The project involved Kongsberg supplying the total package for each vessel, as well as the basic and detailed designs of each system, technical layouts, deliveries, start-ups, testing and commissioning.