SUSIE S

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New vessel for Windwave Workboats

Windwave Workboats launches the Susie S, the first of the new Damen FCS 2008 crew transfer vessels at Seawork this year (V30), Maritime Journal reports. The vessel, the first of this type from Damen, is a 20m, Bureau Veritas classed, aluminium catamaran utilising Damen's proven Twin Axe design. Windwave Workboats Commercial Director, Peter Scriven comments: "In recent years, vessel designs have been pushing what can be achieved within the 24m load line limit. We listen carefully to our clients and understand that bigger is not always better for some of their usage scenarios but they have demands for vessels that require greater performance than anything else on the market. “We were lucky enough to sea trial the 2008 in a force 5-6 on the North Sea with 2m waves and the complete absence of slamming was a testament to the R&D investment that Damen has made in the Twin Axe design. We are confident that it will be a game changer which is why we have purchased one now with options for more."