MPI Workboats Ltd. is pleased to announce the launching of
its latest acquisitions, MPI Napoleon (Hull No. 67)
and MPI Snowball (Hull No. 68) on Saturday 9 November 2013
at South East Asia Shipyard (SEAS) in Vietnam.
These two windfarm‑support vessels are currently under
construction at SEAS, which is part of the PIRIOU Group,
headquartered in France.
Both vessels have been designed by BMT/Nigel Gee to service
the windfarm industry. The catamarans are built of Aluminum and
are 21.85m long.
They are equipped with 2 x MAN engines and hydrojets, equating to
a vessel speed of up to 25 knots, and can transport up to
12 passengers, 3 crew and two 10-foot containers.
MPI Napoleon and MPI Snowball are scheduled to join the fleet of
MPI Workboats in February 2014 and will service the windfarm industry
in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
Length overall 21.85 m
Beam overall 7.00 m
Draft 1.10 m
Tonnage 45 T
Endurance 38 hrs@23 knots, 800 nm
Passenger facilities
15 (12 passengers + 3 crew)
Foto/bron: Vroon
