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WHAT’S IN YOUR WORKBOAT?

Outf tting the Modern

Atlantic Endeavor

Of shore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV)

Builder: B lount Boats Of sho re workers: 24

Designer: Chartwell Marine Crew: 2-3

Owner: Atlantic Wind Transfers

Flag: U.S. Jones Act Compliant

Under construction: Scheduled for delivery in November 2020

This is Atlantic Wind Transfers’ second crew transfer vessel built at Blount

Boats. The purpose-built CTV will be delivered and commissioned straight into service providing operations and maintenance support for Dominion

Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore

Wind (CVOW) project. The two

Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines were installed this past June approximately 26 miles off the coast of

Virginia Beach, Va.

Hull type: Catamaran

Hull construction: Aluminum

MAN engines

Cummins generators Hull length: 64.9’

ZF transmissions Beam: 28.4’

HamiltonJet waterjets with AVX Controls Draf : 4.4’

Drive shaf s built by Driveline Service of Portland Service speed: 22-24 kts

Humphree USA interceptors Sprint speed: 29 kts

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