New Fast Rescue Boats for P&O Ferries
Survitec Group announced that P&O Ferries have installed two new Survitec BRUDE Explorer-720 fast rescue boats onto their vessels, the Pride of York and the Pride of Bruges operating on the North Sea route between Hull and Zeebrugge.
The BRUDE Explorer-720, an innovative and efficient fast rescue boat, is 7.4m in length and has proven reliability, maneuverability and sea-keeping abilities, Survitec said. It is perfect for search and recovery, dive support and workboat duties. The Brude Explorer-720 is built and fitted for operations under Arctic conditions, and can be delivered in sulfur yellow for better visibility. Its Steyr 223 engine gives a minimum 30 knots, a range of 100 nautical miles or 4 hours with 3 persons onboard. In addition, the bollard pull of 6.4kN makes towing of the largest liferafts an easy task.
The use of the BRUDE Explorer-720 by P&O Ferries adds to the strong relationship between the two companies, with Survitec supplying safety equipment to 15 vessels in the passenger ferry fleet.
Survitec currently also supply P&O ferries with the market leading Marin Ark Marine Evacuation System (MES) enabling ferries to safely and efficiently evacuate high number of passengers in an emergency. Survitec also provides 100 percent of the system servicing in-house and additionally assists in crew training and provision of training equipment.
The Brude Explorer-720 also holds an IHM / Green passport, designed, tested and approved to meet the latest MED and SOLAS requirements.