20/12/2024
VESSEL REVIEW: Norway-based multi-national engineering consultancy the Multiconsult Group has taken delivery of a new catamaran drilling survey vessel built by local shipyard GOT Marine to a design by Naval Dynamics.
'Multicat' will be used primarily for drilling in support of geotechnical investigations of the seabed along Norway’s entire coastline including shallow water areas. It is a replacement for an earlier Multiconsult vessel that sank following an accident off Stavanger in February 2022. To ensure it will be more capable of operating in adverse weather year-round, a catamaran design was selected for the new vessel.
The catamaran is configured as a drill boat, which will feature a number of advantages over a barge fitted with a traditional drilling setup. The most notable are mooring options with a winch and DGPS coordination. Multiconsult said this ensures stability and quality of surveys even at greater water depths, as well as efficient transits between drilling points. The resulting geotechnical reports will form the basis for the development of ferry berths, breakwaters, quays, onshore facilities, and other maritime infrastructure.
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