The 19m long catamarans will be used to transfer people and cargo to the growing number of offshore wind farms around the coast of Europe. South Boats, located in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, is the market leader in the design and build of this new type of vessel.
The South Catamaran 19m GL WFSV vessels will each be fitted with a pair of Rolls-Royce FF600 water jets. South Boats have Rolls-Royce water jets on order to power a total of 12 vessels.
MPI, which will operate these latest boats, also operate three large wind turbine installation ships, which feature a range of Rolls-Royce equipment including azimuth thrusters, diesel engines and winches.
