New vessel to clean up Middle Eastern Pearl Island

Water Witch Workboats, Liverpool, UK, has just completed a new seven-metre Buddy Catamaran for Ronautica Middle East in Qatar.

Built to service The Pearl, an offshore manmade island with over 32 kilometers of new coastline and accommodating 1,500 berths, the vessel will be kept busy retrieving floating litter and debris using a collecting basket mounted between the hulls. The craft features a large working area with removable deck plates and handrails for versatility. The aluminium wheelhouse provides accommodation for a crew of three coupled with plenty of secure storage. The step-down wheelhouse allows for low headroom of only 2.1 metres for navigating under low bridges and the oversized windows allow for good 360 degree visibility. The topside of the wheelhouse has a solar panel fitted to top up the dual charging batteries. The vessel was delivered complete with a removable davit and Honda driven pot puller / hauler for lifting aeration pumps from the seabed, making routine maintenance of the system easy work. A drop down ladder complete with hand grab rails was also fitted, using the same quick-fit fixing system utilized for the handrails. When not in use this is neatly stowed on the handrail. The new all welded aluminium twin hulled craft is powered by a high thrust Yamaha BETL outboard engine matched with a dual thrust propeller for maximum maneuverability.
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