Marine operations company Green Marine Energy Support Services recently took delivery of a Multi Cat 2712 workboat for its offshore wave and tidal activities.
The vessel's first job was laying the moorings for and towing Green Marine's heavy-lifting barge and the removal of the HS1000 tidal turbine for Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, which was carried out successfully and in record time.
With a length of 27.7 metres and a beam of 12.45 metres, the Multi Cat 2712 workboat, which was christened 'Green Isle', is a standard design with several modifications, i.e. a customised mooring system and Green Marine's own winches. The vessel has a speed of 10 knots, complies with the MCA CAT 1 workboat code and has a maximum bollard pull of 34.8 tonnes (average 33 tonnes).
The workboat's basic functions for Green Marine will be anchor handling, installing wave and tidal energy devices, assisting barge operations, dredger service, supply, towing, hose handling and survey. For propulsion it is fitted with two Caterpillar C32 TTA ACERT engines with a total power of 1,790kW at 1,800 rpm.