Seakeeper’s motion control technology can improve the performance of even the most impressive of workboats. Partnering with Seakeeper and Gladding-Hearn, the Charleston Pilots did just that, once again setting the bar for
Seakeeper’s motion control technology can improve the performance of even the most impressive of workboats. Partnering with Seakeeper and Gladding-Hearn, the Charleston Pilots did just that, once again setting the bar for excellence.
On a beautiful Autumn afternoon in Charleston, SC, way back in 2014, MarineNews had the good fortune to attend the christening on the nation’s first dual purpose, rapid response vessel and pilot launch. As the first vessel to be designed for offshore salvage and firefighting requirements, Fort Ripley was also notably the first commercial application of Volvo Penta’s IPS drive propulsion.
At the time, the vessel also represented an interesting twist in the Charleston Branch Pilots’ business model. With a Tier III compliant propulsion arrangement that was designed to burn 30 percent less fuel than any of the other three vessels in the Charleston Pilot fleet, the vessel’s long range endurance has, over time, allowed it to respond to maritime events all along the mid-Atlantic coastline.
The new delivery was, in short, a welcome addition to the port of Charleston.“The Fort Ripley was designed to add the best combination of readiness and response capabilities to the Port of Charleston we could fit into a pilot launch,”
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