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consists of two MAN V12-1400 hp en- ter signi? cant wave heights, connects to ted with a head, a small galley area with gines, ZF Marine 3050 Gears, and Ham- the turbine base by use of a special bow settee seating, 12 suspension seats, stor- ilton Jet HM571 waterjets. The vessel fendering system. Atlantic Pioneer is age lockers, entertainment system, Wi- exceeded the contractual performance coated with the anticorrosive ORCA HT Fi and sound absorbing decking. The during sea trials, reaching sprint speeds Offshore vinyl ? lm from Orca Maritime entire deckhouse is isolated from the in excess of 30 knots, with the ability to above sea level, including superstruc- hull with vibration mounts for a quieter cruise (80 percent power) at 26 knots ture, hull and tunnel. and smoother ride to and from the work when in a light condition. The interior of the deckhouse is out? t- site.

A Cummins Onan 17kw generator pro- vides AC power to the air conditioning system, a heating system and small gal- ley.

A PTO driven hydraulic system pow- ers a deck crane, ? re pump, fuel transfer pump and a salt water pressure washing system. All other equipment is fed DC power through house batteries.

The vessel is engineered to carry up to 12 tons of cargo in the bow and 3 tons in the stern. The forward and after decks are out? tted with cargo lashing and con- tainer sockets. The bow has a board- ing/loading platform to allow offshore workers to make the transition from the vessel to the wind turbine. The vessel, capable of making transfers in 1.5-me-

Atlantic Pioneer Main Particulars

Length, o.a.:....................................70.2 ft. (21.4m)

Max Beam .......................................23.95 ft. (7.3m)

Trim Control ..................(2) Humphree Interceptors

Length, DWL ..................................59.33’ (18.08m)

Draft ............................................... 4.06 ft. (1.24m)

Generator .................Cummins Onan model 17 kW

Gearboxes ..................................(2) ZF model 3050

Service Speed ............................................26 knots

Windows ................Sea Glaze Marine Windows Ltd

Waterjets .................................(2) Hamilton HM571

Paint ............................................International Paint

Cargo DWT .......................12 Tons fwd & 3 Tons aft

Seats .......................Cabin / (12) Seat Design Co. b

Passengers ..................................................up to 47

Engines ....................(2) MAN V12-1200CR [V-Nue]

Interior Lighting ...............................Imtra (24v LED)

Builder .........................................Blount Boats, Inc.

Cargo DWT .......................12 Tons fwd & 3 Tons aft

Displacement (Lightship) ................................45 LT

Designer ........................................South Boats IOW

Window Wipers ..............Exalto/Decca Straight line

Total Fuel Capacity .............................2100 U.S. gal.

Fire Detection .................................................Sea? re

Air Conditioning .....................(3) Dometic Cruise Air www.marinetechnologynews.com

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