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Specialist Projects
ARRC Vessels for BP
A state-of-the-art rescue boat which played a crucial role in pulling 15 oil workers to safety in the North Sea was on its first “real life” mission. Those involved in designing the autonomous rescue and recovery craft (ARRC) have hailed it a huge success. The vessel was commissioned by BP as part of a programme [...]
October 15, 2010
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The first of a new generation of wave-powered generators designed and built in Sunderland’s shipyards has set sail. The million-pound Neptune Proteus tidal stream demonstrator has been built on Wearside by family-run Wear Dock and Engineering. Weighing more than 160 tonnes and stretching to around 20 metres long, with a breadth of 14 metres, the [...]
October 12, 2010
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