FRC903 Fast Rescue Craft twin outboard 2 x F225 Mercury DLRG

The DLRG | Orts­g­rup­pe Droch­ter­sen e.V. and Hab­beké Shi­py­ard have sig­ned the con­tract for the design, con­struc­ti­on, and deli­ve­ry of a Fast Res­cue Craft © 903 OB.

The agree­ment was sig­ned in Hoorn by board mem­bers of DLRG| Orts­g­rup­pe Droch­ter­sen e.V. and Hab­beké Shi­py­ard CEO Orm de Waart. The new FRC © 903 OB is the repla­ce­ment for their cur­rent Lifeboat.

The FRC © 903 OB is a fur­ther devel­op­ment of the FRC © 903 in ser­vi­ce by the KNRM (Niko­laas Class Life­boat). The boat will be equip­ped with two Mer­cu­ry 225 out­board engi­nes, which will reach a top speed of over 45 knots (80 km/h). The Life­boat will be deploy­ed on the river Elbe, Nor­thern Germany.

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 (KNRM / CITRO / DLRG) and are inten­ded for inland and off­sho­re environments.

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 desig­ned and equip­ped to per­form the fol­lo­wing services:
– fast res­cue boat,
– man over­board boat (mob),
– safe trans­fer of per­son­nel and equipment.
Design by Pie­ter Meu­ze­laar, Hab­be­ke Shipyard

Spe­ci­fi­ca­ti­ons:
Length over­all: 9.15 metres
Maxi­mum Beam: 3.20 metres
Beam (hull): 2.60 metres
Draft: 0.70 metres
Weight: 3.2 ton (4 crew+fuel)
Fuel capa­ci­ty: 2 x 198 litres
Per­for­man­ce: 45 knots
Acti­on radi­us (full power): 3.5 hours
Crew: 4 + 20 rescued
Mate­ri­al: Alu­mi­ni­um H111

Twin instal­la­ti­on:
Engi­nes: 2x Mer­cu­ry F225 outboard