WORKBOATS & TUGS
Southern Lights sea trials
The 160m gigantic vessel arrived at the Damen shipyard in Vlissingen in August 2020, where it’s undergoing finalisation.
IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE THE CONTRACT FOR THE AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC SUPPLY AND RESEARCH VESSEL (ASRV) NUYINA WAS SIGNED. AND AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS, THE FINISHING TOUCHES ARE FINALLY BEING PERFORMED ON THE VESSEL AT THE DAMEN NAVAL SHIPYARD in Vlissingen. The vessel is almost ready for its Arctic sea trials in July. RSV Nuyina is an icebreaker and a research vessel in one, and according to a proud Damen, the most complex ship that they ever built. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAMEN.
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he project for a new polar research and icebreaking vessel started in 2013 with a request for proposal, issued by the Australian Antarctic Division. The design, build, operate and maintain contract was given to Serco, who in turn gave Damen Naval the contract for the design and build. The shipyard used a concept design developed by Knud E. Hansen from Denmark, who is part of the Damen Shipyards Group. The contract with Damen was signed in April 2016 and after the design process in Vlissingen, the build commenced at the
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