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Yanmar diesels for fast crew tender

The recent increase in offshore wind activities off the northern Dutch coast has led Ubels Offshore to expand its fleet with a fifth vessel. Operating from the port of Eemshaven, Henk Ubels Sr is said to be very satisfied with the Yanmar diesel engines, which power the fast aluminium crew tender ‘Vrijheid III’.

Vrijheid III is a DJS1350 High Speed Tender, a design by N. Dijkstra Metaalbewerking in Harlingen, who also built the hull. A few aspects of the vessel have been adapted to Ubels' wishes. The layout and access of the engine room are, for instance, different. The aluminium is thicker (8 mm) than the standard version. And the installation of lifting rings has proven to be very useful; the vessel can be easily lifted out of the water to clear debris from the waterjets.

Henk Ubels Sr says: "At Waarschip, Delfzijl, we have rented space to finish the vessel ourselves, in which my son Henk Jr was closely involved. We are used to doing it all ourselves. With five vessels in action there is always something happening. That is also why we chose a Yanmar engine without electronics as we can maintain these ourselves.”

Vrijheid III is 13.65 metres long and 4.50 metres wide. Two Yanmar 6HYM-WET diesel engines, of 500 hp each, power the two Hamilton water jets and the draught is only 80 centimetres. The crew tender can reach a speed of 37 knots (68.5 km/hour) with 12 passengers and two crew members on board.

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