Greig Seafood orders Meercat DeckMax MRV workboat for Salmon operations
Meercat Boats has announced that Altantic Salmon producer, Greig Seafood Shetland has placed an order for a new custom-built Meercat DeckMax MRV aquaculture workboat for its Scottish fisheries operations.
The seafood company operates hatcheries, grow-out and processing sites in Shetland and the Isle of Skye where the 15m, steel monohull will be handling, and supporting aquaculture management and production, as well as general harbour support duties.
“The new Meercat will be highly suitable to the task, as she is being customised to precisely match our specific requirements. I have been very impressed with Meercat’s ability to tailor their vessel to meet our needs,” says Grant Cumming, Greig Seafood Shetland’s Managing Director.
The Meercat DeckMax MRV (multirole vessel) design has a raised wheelhouse, is said to provide excellent visibility, and allows for greater use of the deck space. The DeckMax is 15.75m in length, with a 6.7m beam, and boasts a shallow draft of just 1.3m whilst capable of loads up to 27-tonnes. She also features a 5-tonne bollard pull. The Meercat will be powered by Doosan 285hp, supported by a BETA 21kVA generator and an EFFER 275-6S crane, and will be coded to MCA Category Three so that she can operate up to 20 miles offshore.
Among other builds and refits, in the past year Meercat has delivered Guernsey Harbours’ new 15m multirole workboat, Sarnia, valued in the region of £1m. BAE’s Meercat multirole Dive Support workboat, the BAE Tedworth returned for her five-year survey and underwent a refit to further enhance her specification and return her to near-new condition once more.
