CTruk for new offshore wind venture

The CWind Endeavour started work at the end of January on the Lincs offshore wind farm, near Skegness, as part of CWind’s growing charter fleet.

TMS is a new venture set up by Stuart Richardson, a fifth generation fisherman from Dungeness, who spent 15 years operating a small fleet of trawlers. Mr Richardson, who comes from a family of lifeboat volunteers, became involved in offshore wind farm support work in 2011 and established TMS soon after, with the aim of concentrating solely on the renewable energy sector.

Endeavour incorporates CTruk’s latest design refinements. These include a three pod wheelhouse system with accommodation pod and porch module, features which stand to enhance the 20T’s already proven and well-documented versatility.

Mr Richardson, TMS, said: “With my background and the fact that I spend most of my life at sea, the inherent safety features of the 20T design were of paramount importance. The fast build time was also an incentive, alongside the boat’s fuel efficiency and versatility. Endeavour’s three pods allow her to be utilised in a number of configurations, and combined with her high payload capacity this means she can quickly move from a fuelling task to a crew transfer function and so on.”

The vessel is the ninth 20T MPC delivered by CTruk since its launch in 2010. CTruk will be exhibiting once again this year at Mercator Media’s Seawork exhibition from 25-27 June – visit them on stand B63.