In the YardBlyth Workcat Joins Blyth Workcat Joins Osiris Projects Survey FleetOsiris Projects Survey FleetImage: Blyth Workcatsnew 14m catamaran was delivered to coastal survey mins QSC 8.3 500-hp engines.specialists Osiris Projects by Blyth Workcats. The A new boat, named Proteus of Liverpool, was custom- Blyth Workcats Delivers for Mevaghbuilt at the Blyth Workcats yard on Canvey Island, U.K., to Blyth Workcats also built a new 11-m dive boat to the Mev-provide a fast yet stable and comfortable working platform for agh Dive Center for use in the Western Atlantic off County coastal survey work. The boat has been ? tted with a range of Donegal, Ireland. The catamaran, to be named the Laura high speci? cation sonar and acoustic positioning systems that Dean, is scheduled for delivery in April 2014, and scheduled will provide the company’s clients with high quality survey to begin work transporting groups of up to 12 recreational div-data enhanced by the stability of the new boat. ers to dive sites in the region. The boat will be powered by two Proteus is the ? fth vessel in the Osiris Projects ? eet and Iveco N67 420 hp engines, each driving a ? ve-bladed propel-has MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) category 2 ap- ler through a Twin Disc gearbox. These will enable the boat proval to work up to 60 miles offshore. With a maximum de- to achieve speeds up to 23 knots or to cruise economically at sign speed of 24 knots the new boat will be able to get quickly 18 knots when it is expected to consume just 45 liters of fuel on station and commence surveying with minimum delay. per hour. This is made possible by minimizing unnecessary The new survey boat will work primarily for oil and gas and weight while retaining strength and by the design of what will offshore renewable clients, performing cable and pipeline be a turquoise-colored Blyth Workcats hull. Accommodation pre- and post-installation route surveys around the coastline for passengers and crew will consist of a wheelhouse and a of the U.K. and Northern Europe. The new vessel has been small saloon seating area with a toilet and galley facilities. custom-built to include a moon pool to house a retractable The bright orange wheelhouse roof will extend for eight ft. sonar deployment system, a hydraulic A-frame and retractable over the after deck where there will be fold-down stainless transducer mounts and is capable of operating a full spread steel seating along each side and bench seating in the center of survey sensors. With a spacious work cabin and sleeping and racks ? tted for carrying divers’ air cylinders. An important for four the new boat also provides a comfortable working feature for the dive center’s customers will be a hydraulic dive environment for surveyors and crew with ample space for top- lift mounted on the transom. Access will be through a transom sides survey equipment. The boat’s draft of just 1.1 meter also gate leading directly onto the after deck to ensure the easy makes it ideal for working in the shallows encountered during deployment and recovery of divers. precision littoral survey contracts. It is power by two Cum-www.blythworkcats.comMarch 201420 MTRMTR #2 (18-33).indd 20 MTR #2 (18-33).indd 20 2/21/2014 10:24:15 AM2/21/2014 10:24:15 AM