The ‘Zwerver II’ Walk-to-Work support vessel was recently officially named by operators Seacontractors. The name giving Ceremony took place at her home port in Harlingen, the Netherlands.
The Zwerver II is a unique Multi-Purpose Walk-to-Work support vessel and is equipped with DP II, four-point mooring, a crane of 510 tonnes with an active heave compensated winch, a conventional crane of 370 tonnes and a passive heave compensated gangway for the purpose of transferring crew to wind turbines or platforms.
The vessel’s bollard pull is 65 tonnes which Seacontractors says is exceptional in this class, with her depth of only 2.7 m. The vessel was designed and built under Bureau Veritas and sails under the Dutch flag. She is versatile, mainly in the offshore and renewables market with services such as dredging support, anchor handling, cable laying, buried cables, diving support, ROV support and many other activities. The accommodation is MLC-certified and can accommodate 17 people. This number can be expanded through two custom made and fully Classed TLQ’s up to 21 people. The first project for the Zwerver II has already been completed for C-Ventus in May.
By Jake Frith
