Aluminium boat-builder Armstrong Marine has recently delivered the landing craft 'Arctic Solution' to Arctic Marine Solutions, for the transport of equipment and personnel to and from oil producing regions near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
'Arctic Solution' has an impressive sprint speed of 30 knots, rising to 35 knots under lightship conditions, and has a payload of 28.7 tonnes. She is powered by triple 485 kW Scania DI12 66M diesel engines coupled to triple UltraJet 410 water-jet propulsion systems.
Water-jets are now the preferred form of propulsion for many fast craft applications, offering high-speed efficiency, optimal controllability and fast response times as well as shallow draft. The vessel's exceptional manoeuvrability is achieved with an UltraJet JetMAster-Pro electrohydraulic control system fitted for steering and independent operation of the three reversing deflectors.
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