Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced the christening and launching of the 86.5-metre x 18.3-metre x 7.5-metre PSV 'Bravante VI'.
The second vessel in a series of five, the vessel is ABS-classed, features DP2 dynamic positioning and is powered by four Cummins diesel generator engines each rated at 1,825kW.
Cummins also furnished the four Marathon Model 744 690VAC main generators.
Main propulsion power is provided by two 690VAC electric motors driving two Schottel Combi-Drive single fixed-pitch propellers with nozzles rated at 2,500kW each.
Schottel also provides two STT 4-fixed pitch reversing tunnel thrusters rated at 1,180kW. The vessels are capable of a maximum speed of 14 knots with a cruising speed of 12 knots.
Eastern also recently delivered the 'Harvey Deep-Sea', the fourth of its Tiger Shark-class OSVs constructed for Harvey Gulf International Marine.