Zycraft Completes Longest Range Spares Delivery at Sea
Zycraft announced it had recently completed its longest range and fastest delivery of spares to a vessel in the Indian Ocean with one of its Shomari Long Range Vessels (LRV-17).
The Nimble Cheetah traveled a total distance of 980 nautical miles at 25 knots to deliver critical engineering spares to a AHTS vessel that was towing a major oil and gas cargo. The trip to the distressed vessel was achieved in just over 40 hours.
This is the fifth time that the Shomari LRV-17 has been called out for long range delivery of spares.
The previous record was achieved in 2015 and involved going 700 nautical miles into the Java Sea to transfer critical equipment and personnel to an oil rig that was under tow and heading to Australia. That transfer was also performed in January during the North East Monsoon season in rough seas.
In August 2016, the Shomari LRV-17 also evacuated a crew member from a ship in the South China Sea after he suffered a serious injury whilst onboard. This evacuation was performed during night hours.
At 17 m length, the LRV-17 is small but relies on its advance carbon fibre nanocomposite hull and the presence of a SEAKEEPER™ gyro stabilization system to achieve high speed even in rough seas and with very good fuel efficiency.
Zycraft’s President James Soon stated “Our vessels though small are unique and highly suitable for the role of critical spares delivery in a cost effective manner. Our long range rapid response capabilities are unmatched. We are glad we can help ship owners recover from engineering problems at sea that can impact their contractual obligations to their clients.”
Zycraft is a Singapore company and operates several special high speed vessels. The company also supports counter piracy tasks and develops unique security and fast response solutions for the maritime industry to counter the threat of piracy, sea theft and search and rescue.
