NR Marine Services takes delivery of third crewboat in series

UK offshore support specialist NR Marine Services has taken delivery of the third catamaran crewboat in a series built by Isle of Wight-based Diverse Marine.

NR Hunter belongs to the same series as NR Predator and NR Alpha, which were delivered by Diverse Marine in 2024. All three vessels were designed by Walker Marine Design.

The new crewboat has an LOA of 27.6 metres, a beam of 9.8 metres, a draught of 2.4 metres, a depth of five metres, and space for 24 technicians and four crewmembers. A 100-square-metre open deck can carry two 10-foot containers or cargo totalling 30 tonnes.

The open deck also has a crane and a dedicated area for dangerous goods.

In-built accelerometers and motion sensors learn the vessel's behaviours and use artificial intelligence to inform the master of the optimum service speed for given conditions. This is to ensure that during operation, the technicians are in the safest possible environment.

NR Hunter's initial deployment will be in support of the operations of ScottishPower Renewables at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. NR Rebellion, another NR Marine Services crewboat from a different series built by Diverse Marine, began operations at the East Anglia Three site in April.