Considering its modest dimensions, a new 13m RIB design by Camarc may not seem momentous, initially - but this vessel could well hold the key, at least in part, to the future of marine renewables. Iain Hill, owner of offshore renewable energy support vessel operator Seafari Marine Services (SMS), explains: "As well as the current offshore construction industry, I'm aiming at the upcoming tidal operations, which are starting to get close to commercial deployment." SMS has been working with this nascent sector to design the kinds of vessels needed to support the process; for instance, the company has been collaborating with a major player, OpenHydro (part of DCNS), since 2012.
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