Third catamaran for Sinbad Marine Services

The 12m SMS Coastal Cat was designed by Marine Design International of Scotland. The vessel is a replacement for a previous 10m catamaran of the same name built in 2008 by Mooney Boats for Sinbad Marine Services.

The technical details of the vessel are similar to the first successful design with some improvements learned from operational experience of the 2008 version. The new SMS Coastal Cat has a beam of 4.68m and its operating draft varies between 1.2 m and 1.6m depending on the loading configuration.

The main engines chosen for the vessel are twin Perkins Sabre M215Cs, delivering 430hp in total and providing a bollard pull of four tons. Gearboxes are Twin Disc QuickShifts driving four bladed fixed pitch propellers.

The vessel has deck loading of one ton per sq/m and has a total clear deck area of 25 sq/m. A 400mm by 400mm moonpool provides adequate survey capability. The deck arrangement also includes a two ton hydraulically operated A frame and a two ton towing /lifting winch. The hydraulic crane chosen to complement the deck arrangement is a Guerra model 4 C 40.55 A 2 knuckle short mast version.

This well fitted out vessel is equipped with a 7kw Cummins auxiliary generator and is further backed up by shore power connectivity. A fire monitor is fitted on top of the wheelhouse and an AIS system has been installed. The impressive wheelhouse electronics package includes a Furuno FR 185 radar with Arpa, a Furuno FCV 620 colour echo sounder, a Furuno SC 50 satellite compass, Furuno F1 5001 anemometer, Simrad AP 35 autopilot, Icom M 505 VHF DSC, Icom M 403, Sodena chart plotter, GMDSS monitoring power system, GSM broadband and fax facilities, CCTV four station monitoring and an underwater surveillance camera.

SMS Coastal Cat carries 4,360 litres of marine gasoil bunkers and has fresh water capacity of 500 litres. The boat has a twin pump fuel transfer capability. The vessel is further rigged with a Komara-20 oil spill skimmer and tanks onboard can accommodate up to 6,000 litres of oil spill residue. The vessel will fly the Irish flag and will further comply with UK Workboat Code. An A P5 passenger licence caters for 12 persons.

Due to the vessel’s versatility, Sinbad Marine Services is targeting the market for crew transfer, oil pollution response, offshore support, survey work and other requirements of the marine support sector.

Mooney Boats laid the keel for SMS Coastal Cat on 7 January 2010 and launched the vessel four months later. The impressive turnaround was achieved without any sacrifice to quality.

The 2009 catamaran built by Mooney Boats Ltd for Sinbad Marine Services and named Ocean Cat is presently working in the south eastern UK offshore wind farm sector. A total of eight crew are required to man this vessel, which is normally working 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In keeping with Sinbad Marine’s commitment to promoting local employment where possible, the crew are all Irish and most are from the Donegal area. Any deficiencies in vessel or crew would become apparent under the demanding work regime, and Sinbad Marine Services is proud of their crew’s performance and professional attention to safety and customer satisfaction.