MPE Interiors completes outfitting of Ocean Tay

Birkenhead, UK-based maritime sector contractor MPE Interiors has completed an outfitting contract for northeast shipyard operator UK Docks aboard the offshore support vessel Ocean Tay.

MPE carried out the refurbishment works at Wear Dock & Engineering in Sunderland as part of a conversion to Ocean Tay, a 63m Class A emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) operated by Atlantic Offshore Rescue Ltd.

MPE director Cliff Grainger said it delivered a broad range of services on the conversion. “We were delighted to assist UK Docks on this conversion. The scope of work included outfitting of a new survivor area, modification of crew cabins to include new en-suite facilities for each cabin and new boat deck accommodation with three new en-suite crew cabins.

“Other work included modification of the existing laundry facility by creating a changing room annex, a new gymnasium and lining out of the new bridge wing extensions. For the above work, MPE supplied and installed the new panel systems, doors and wet spaces and also manufactured new cabin furniture.”

Ocean Tay has been chartered by Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd to work on its Golden Eagle Area Development in the North Sea, creating 30 new jobs. The vessel can accommodate a crew of 20 people and has capacity to rescue more than 300. The works on Ocean Tay are part of a £300 million fleet modernisation programme Atlantic Offshore Rescue has undertaken in the last three years. OSJ