Breaux Bay Craft delivers crewboat

Early in February, Breaux Bay Craft delivered the largest crewboat it has built to date to Gulf Offshore Logistics (GOL), the vessel being the third in a three boat series for GOL.

The red-hulled Miss Lauren is a 54.8m x 9.1m (180ft x 30ft) DP2 design with four Cummins KTA50 main engines, each delivering 1,323kW (1,800 bhp) at 1,900 rpm to Twin Disc MG6848 gears with 2.93:1 ratios. Two of the four Nibral 1,371mm (54in) propellers are mounted on 7.3m x 127mm (24ft x 5in) Aquamet shafts while the other two are on 8.5m (28ft) shafts reflecting the positioning of the four engines.

A pair of Cummins 6CTA8.3(D)M engines provide auxiliary power for the hydraulic cargo pump and the two tunnel bow thrusters.

Accommodation for up to 12 crew members includes bunkrooms and a fully equipped galley in the forward hull. Seating for 82 passengers is in the main deck cabin where three plasma TV screens provide entertainment. With a deck cargo capacity of 315 long tons, the vessel is fully classed by ABS.

Although his yard has other vessels under construction, Roy Breaux Jr, commenting on the current economic uncertainty, said: “At present we do not know what the future holds, but we are ready for whatever changes the offshore sector may present”. OSJ