While the volunteers of the “Vrijwillige Blankenbergse Zeereddingsdienst” (VBZR) are very satisfied with their current largest SAR vessels, STRAFFE HENDRIK & STERKEN DRIES, there are undeniably points for improvement on these designs. The working area of the VBZR extends from the Dutch coast at Cadzand to the Belgian city Ostend. Rescue operations outside the 5‑mile…
BN213 FRC903 twin FRC903 Fast Rescue Craft A Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), is a relatively small rescue vessel generally designed for search and rescue (SAR) duties.They are usually operated by a nations coast guard, offshore industry, or lifeboat institution,and are intended for inland and offshore environments. The FRC 903 / Fast Rescue Craft © 903…
BN222 FRC903 SD FRC903 Fast Rescue Craft A Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), is a relatively small rescue vessel generally designed for search and rescue (SAR) duties.They are usually operated by a nations coast guard, offshore industry, or lifeboat institution,and are intended for inland and offshore environments. The FRC 903 / Fast Rescue Craft © 903…
Valentijn class The VALENTIJN is justifiably the “pride” of HABBEKE SHIPYARD’s building program. Seventeen vessels have been completed and delivered to the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution KNRM http://www.knrm.nl/ and a for the Caister Lifeboat http://www.caisterlifeboat.org.uk/. The VALENTIJN can rescue up to 50 people and has shown her worth and ability in the dangerous seas…
FRC903 Fast Rescue Craft A Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), is a relatively small rescue vessel generally designed for search and rescue (SAR) duties. They are usually operated by a nations coast guard, offshore industry, or lifeboat institution, and are intended for inland and offshore environments. The FRC 903 / Fast Rescue Craft © 903 is…
Arie Visser class The ARIE VISSER class is an all-weather vessel that can sail under any circumstances. In years when the KNRM gained experience with the larger RIBs, showed that the radius of action of this class was too limited. It was therefore decided to build a greater variation of Johannes Frederik, the Arie Visser…
Closed Valentijn 2000 class The Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) concept is appreciated more and more all over the world and their purpose and tasks have been significantly extended. HABBEKE SHIPYARD has further developed the VALENTIJN class RIB into a multipurpose vessel for evacuation, ambulance vessel, inspection vessel and crew or pilot tender. The largest development is…
Dutch Special Marine Group has designed a small range of Fast Daughter Craft (FDC). A FDC’s function is to operate away from the mother ship or offshore installations for extended periods of time. The primary function is to search for and rescue persons lost at sea. Effective search and recovery require a Fast Daughter Craft with…
FRC1204 Fast Rescue Craft A Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), is a rescue vessel generally designed for search and rescue (SAR) duties. They are usually operated by a nations coast guard, offshore industry, or lifeboat institution, and are intended for inland and offshore environments. Specifications Length OA: 12.0 m Beam: 4.1 m Draught: 0.8 m Displacement: 9 tonnes Speed:…
Fast Rescue Craft FRC702 The FRC 702 is the little sister of the FRC903, same high quality materials and outfiting only a smaller boat with a smaller price… This is only a example what we can do in this range,our range of aluminium vessels lend themselves to tremendous amounts of customization. we can start with a basic…
