CatFish on the Menu at seawork

01 Jun 2004

Pepe Boatyard is bringing the first example of their new CatFish range of aluminium catamarans to the floating exhibition at seawork2004 .Built entirely from marine grade 5083 aluminium, Shogun was built for Hayling Island UK charter skipper Colin Johnson. 

Seaboat Unveiled at seawork

01 Jun 2004

Liverpool based Marine Specialised Technology (MST) will unveil its new 750 Seaboat RIB at seawork2004 . Designed as a multi-role ships' boat, the craft will be available with an optional single point lifting system and is SOLAS approved as a nine person fast rescue craft. 

Windcat Blows Into New Marine Market

01 Jun 2004

The recent emergence and rapid expansion of the UK's offshore wind farm industry has created new opportunities for workboat operators. One firm to take advantage is Lancashire based West Coast Workboats (WCW), which was established specifically with the purpose of supplying vessels to service this fast developing marine sector. 

Cheetah Prowls the seawork Pontoon

01 Jun 2004

Cheetah Marine , which every summer makes a daily crossing from its base on the Isle of Wight to participate in the floating exhibition at seawork , has just delivered a new 7.9m Cheetah catamaran survey vessel to the UK's Environment Agency . 

Corrosion Meets Its Match at

01 Jun 2004

Cathodic protection equipment and solution suppliers MGDuff International Ltd travel to seawork2004 from their West Sussex UK base to announce their latest weapon against marine corrosion. 

'Oscar' Winner Sends Shockwave Through seawork

01 Jun 2004

Only 18 months after setting up Ali-It Marine in West Wales, veteran Australian boatbuilder Martin Hackett has turned out seven varied workboats in a premises now self-owned, taken on 15 members of staff, turned the business into a limited company which is fielding enquiries from three continents, and has just walked off with the Gareth Jones Start-up Award at the first ever Pembrokeshire Business Awards . 

Find a Safehaven at seawork

01 Jun 2004

A regular seawork exhibitor, Ireland's Safehaven Marine has recently delivered the 30th Interceptor model it has built but which is the first ever 'short cabin' Commercial 42 version. 

'Boat That Has Everything' on Show at seawork

01 Jun 2004

South Boats Ltd maintains its proud tradition of supporting every seawork since the inaugural show in 1998, bringing its most recent launch Kingfisher to seawork2004 . 

Typhoon A Hit with Three Generations

01 Jun 2004

Cygnus Marine of Cornwall UK has delivered the latest Typhoon 33 for the local seafaring Curtis family of Looe, three generations of which participated in sea trials and the name giving ceremony. 

Seaboard's Newbuild Voyages to seawork

01 Jun 2004

Seaboard Limited , based at Hayling Island near Portsmouth UK, will not have to sail their newbuild workboat far to participate in the floating exhibition at seawork2004 . 

Noble Newbuild Honoured by Princess

01 Jun 2004

The number 128 must be lucky for Ayrshire based boatbuilders Alexander Noble & Sons as the naming ceremony for their 128th and most recent newbuild was presided over by HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal. HRH initiated the working life of the mussel dredger Gizzen Briggs , built for Highland Fresh Mussels Ltd which will operate it from Tain on mussel beds in the Dornoch Firth. 

Versatile Patrol Boats for Danish Navy

01 Jun 2004

In little more than a year, Storebro Bruks AB has transformed an order from the Danish Navy for four high speed patrol boats of their SRC 90 E design into four vessels delivered. Trials have gone according to plan, including negotiating ice up to 5cm thick. As no faults were found, the vessels have been approved by the satisfied customer. 

Rugged Rigid Inflatables Return to seawork

01 Jun 2004

seawork2004 exhibitor Ocean Dynamics International Ltd has a long and much admired pedigree for building high performance RIBs, including the modified Ribworker 35 which appeared on the floating pontoon at seawork2003 only weeks before Bear Grylls and his team of adventurers took it on the first ever successful crossing of the North Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an open boat.