Incat Crowther to design Nigerian crew boats

Incat Crowther’s brief is to design vessels that are easy to construct and robust in operation, with simple systems; in line with the demands of the region. To be built by Cape Town-based Veecraft Marine, the project represents the start of a new collaboration between Incat Crowther and the South African shipyard.

Each vessel will feature a large working deck with guard rails with a cargo space capacity of nearly 80m2. The main passenger cabin features doors forward and aft. There is a toilet and luggage rack aft, and seating for 30 passengers. The forward cabin doors lead directly to the bow transfer station, protected by handrails, which allows safe, direct transfer to oil rigs. The wheelhouse features both forward and aft control stations with good visibility.

The vessels will each be powered by three Caterpillar C32s producing 1,450hp. Propulsion will be by 3 FP propellers giving a loaded service speed of 25 knots.