The 'Ocean Athena' is designed to operate as a ROV Net Washing vessel, also certified for Dive Support, and will be capable of general Site Services works.
The Ocean Athena is 15m x 7m (approx.) and is equipped with a Volvo 390hp main engine with controllable pitch propeller. Ocean Athena is of mono hull construction and is built from 8 and 6mm high grade marine aluminium. She is specifically designed and built for contract net cleaning, with a second engine room for housing the net cleaner power pack below deck. Keeping the equipment in better condition, free of salt water, whilst ensuring a clear deck to undertake other duties when net cleaning season is quiet.
Ocean Farm Services will initially recruit 4 new local employees to crew the newly ordered workboat ‘Athena’, which will carry out ROV net washing and general site services around the local salmon farms.
Vessel Specification
- Dimensions
Length O.A 14.96m Length P.P 13.50m Beam 7.00m Draft 2.15m Tonnage 98gt Service Speed 10 Knots Year of Build 2020 - Engines
Main Engine Volvo D13 390 HP Net washing Engine Volvo D13 Aux Engines Caterpillar 28kva Gearbox Finnoy gear and propeller system Thrusters Bow & Stern 80hp - Operations/Services
Cargo Handling HS Marine Crane ROV Net Washing Race Master Site Services General site Services ROV Inspections Net/Grid/Anchor/Sea Bed Dive Team Support Diving Platform - Equipment
Net Washing ROV Race Master Net Washing Pump Hammleman 302 pump Crane Main Deck HS Marine AK34 HE4 Capstans 2.0 ton & 3 ton Disinfection/Cleaning Pressure Washer Cameras Engine Room/Deck - Capacities
Hold Net washing plant Fuel oil 9m3 Fresh water 2m3 Ballast water 1.8m3
