Geo research vessel to be launched today

Geo research vessel to be launched today

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Feb 23, 2015:  As per a press release,  Tebma Shipyards Ltd. will be delivering a state-of-the-art Geo Technical Research Vessel ‘Furgo Scout’ to its customer Furgo at its shipping yard at Malpe fisheries harbour here on Feb 23, Monday.    Sivaram N. Swamy, Head – Business Development, Tebma Shipyards Ltd., said that Pramod Madhwaraj, MLA, will flag off the vessel in the yard at 2.30 p.m.

Given the volatility in the ship building industry, this technically specialised vessel with many firsts to its credit, is a feather in the cap for Indian shipbuilding industry.  He staed that Tebma Shipyards had built and delivered the state-of-the-art GTRV “Furgo Voyager” to Furgo, the market leader in Geo-Tech Research in 2014. This GTRV vessel has been awarded as the ‘Best Research Vessel of 2014’ by “Work Boat World,” Australia, a leading industry magazine.

The vessel is a mini-drill ship capable of drawing soil samples up to three kilometers below sea bed and constructed in accordance with the latest rules and regulations of Det Norske Veritas GL and meeting the latest International rules of the International Maritime Organization.

The vessel is powered by diesel electrical propulsion systems driven by most modern Active Front end Drives for best fuel efficient operation.

It is equipped with a redundant dynamic positioning station-holding capability (DP 2) symbolizing fail safe operation and is built to Comfort Class COMF-V (3) standards with quarters for up to 60 personnel, an indication of high crew comforts. This is indeed a feather in the cap for Karnataka coastal area.