On the 28 April, the Zwerver II was named at its home port in Harlingen, the Netherlands.
The Zwerver II is HVS Dredging Support's new a multi-purpose "Walk-to-Work" support vessel. It is equipped with DP2, 4-point mooring, a crane of 510 Tm with an active heave compensated winch, a conventional crane of 370 Tm and a passive heave compensated gangway for the purpose of transferring crew to windmills/platforms. The ship’s pulling force is 65 T, which is exceptional with a depth of just 2.7 m in this class.
The vessel was designed and built under Bureau Veritas and sails under the Dutch flag. It can be deployed in the offshore and renewables market to offer services such as dredging support, anchor handling, cable laying, and diving and ROV support.
The accommodation is MLC-certified and can accommodate seventeen people. This number can be expanded to 21 through two custom-made and fully Classed TLQ’s.
