Damen has sold two fast crew suppliers (FCS) 2206 to Netherlands-based Emar Offshore Services
The 22-m Damen FCS 2206 features an axe-bow design to allow the vessel to cut faster through the waves. With a 25 m² cargo deck, it can carry up to 42 personnel and two crew at speeds of up to 32 knots.
Both vessels were already in stock. The first, E-Six, has already begun operations in Angola supporting the local oil and gas industry, and will be joined by E-Seven shortly. Built in aluminium, these vessels have a range of 315 nautical miles at maximum speed in its standard configuration but with the addition of the optional extra fuel tank, E-Six and E-Seven have a range of 350 nautical miles which Damen says will allow them to reach the most remote oil and gas platforms.
Optional extras specified by Emar include fire-fighting capability, secondary gensets for redundancy and an auto pilot and night vision package. Both vessels were built at Damen Shipyards Antalya, Turkey, the shipbuilder’s specialist aluminium shipbuilding facility.
Emar is a longstanding Damen client. The company’s managing director Johan van Beek said, “Damen has vessels in stock which are almost finished and this suits our clients who want to start soonest after a tender award. Besides our fleet of tugs and workboats, Emar Offshore Services also operates four Damen fast crew and supply vessels in West Africa.”
Damen sales manager Benelux Joost van der Weiden added, “Damen is committed to providing full support to Emar and will ensure its new FCS 2206s provide many years of efficient and economical service to its clients.”
