100ft Crew Transfer Vessel Hits the Water
After fourteen months on the build floor, our latest 100-foot crew transfer vessel slipped her cradle and ran her sea trials this week — clearing every contract requirement and then some. She heads to the Gulf this month to begin offshore wind and oilfield service.
Built for the transfer window
A crew transfer vessel earns its keep in the few minutes it sits against a turbine ladder or platform leg. Everything about this hull — the fine entry, the deep-vee forward sections, the resilient fendering — is tuned to hold station and keep technicians safe during the step-across. The wide working deck and low freeboard aft make loading gear fast in a seaway.
Trials beyond the contract
On trials she made twenty-six knots light and held twenty-two fully loaded — four knots over the contract speed in moderate chop. Just as important, she tracked straight and stayed dry on deck through repeated high-speed turns. The propulsion package, paired with our weight-disciplined aluminum structure, gave the owner range and economy without sacrificing the top end.
She did everything we asked on paper, and then a little more on the water. That extra margin is what an operator feels every single day.
With sign-off complete, the vessel joins a growing Gulf fleet of Breaux-built aluminum boats. We are already cutting plate for the next hull in the class.
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