BP Delta Lifeboats

[Seb]

Eight new Delta rigid inflatable lifeboats for BP offshore search and rescue....

19 metres LOA!!
30 tonnes!!
37 knots!!

Does anyone have any more info/photos of these monsters?

http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/ne..._id=17107.html

[pettal]

Chuffing Aida!!

Now that's a rib!!

[Louise]

Wow! In the article it says they are the biggest craft of their type ever built in the UK. Anyone know what's the biggest RIB ever built in the world? Assuming the UK has a much bigger and longer established RIB-building industry than any other country (?) is it these?

20 new jobs is good too! Thanks for posting the info Seb!

[Richard B]

Crompton list a 20m model (have they built one?)

http://www.cromptonmarine.com/list_uk.html

[Rogue Wave]

I wouldn't want to stuff that mother. not that I ever stuff a boat you understand.!

[Louise]

Delta's website says the same: http://www.deltapower.co.uk/MAIN.HTM .

Edit: sorry - thought it gave a bit more info but it doesn't!

Wonder what they'll use to power them?

[Petrov]

19m Protector from New Zeeland.
Its a pretty impresive Port boat

[Seb]

No probs for the info.....i stumbled across it accidently and to be honest, had to go back and take a few more looks at the article as i couldnt believe the sheer size of the hull!!

Bound to be a few thousand horses powering them and stuffing one....well, you need to find a wave big enough first and then, youll have a cab so i doubt youd even notice - although saying that, 30 tonne running into the back of a wave at 37 knots may actually hurt!!!!!

It cant be far off the biggest RIB ever either, can it? And lets be fair, its a damn site better than a protector or the likes!! Its a DELTA!!

If anyone finds any pics of the finished boat in action, id love to see them along with everyone else on the forums i guess!!

Cheers all

[Simon B]

I like the insanity of the attached Hydrocarbon Leviathan, thats 8 x 250 Yams. Surely you wont get much change out of £500 for an hours blatting about?

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Seb

And lets be fair, its a damn site better than a protector or the likes!! Its a DELTA!!

Have you tried them both?

John

[osprey__viper]

......If thats the boat, whats the tow car like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, i'll get me coat on the way out.....................

Martin

[Turbodiesel]

I might be completely wrong but i think the engines are Yanmars, We are building a load for Delta at the minute and i have been told there going in some giant size fast rib. If they are i will find out what they are for definate.

[MarkWildey]

If Yanmars are being fitted lets hope that they are not fitting Bravo 3x legs

[seafariskye]

Huge Boats-- surely there is no outdrive/leg good/big enough to push these things along..........

What else ??? .......... Surface drive maybe?

pete

[MarkWildey]

My bet would be for Jet drives

[Turbodiesel]

Just found out this morning the engines are twin Yanmar 6LY. 315hp each, using a Conrad drive (not actually sure what one of those is!!). The boats are for the Dutch navy.

[Dirk Diggler]

It's one of these.. www.konradmarine.com

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by seafariskye

Huge Boats-- surely there is no outdrive/leg good/big enough to push these things along..........

What else ??? .......... Surface drive maybe?

pete

Not a lover of outdrives but sunseeker etc use them for boats up to 50 feet.

[Seb]

The boats are for BP so maybe those Yanmars are for a different contract. 2 x 315hp isnt goint to push 30 tonnes @ 37 kts, is it?? Wouldnt have though so??

2 x 1000hp maybe?

[Delta Rich]

sorry to grave dig old threads but twin 1000hp CAT C18s