‘Umoe Firmus’ build on schedule

The WaveCraft uses an air cushion between its catamaran hulls to lift 80% of the vessel out of the water

Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal placed its new WaveCraft Surface Effect Ship ‘Umoe Firmus’ into the water for the first time on 16 November 2015, which means this technologically advanced vessel is on schedule to arrive in the UK in mid-January 2016.

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