South Boats IOW, based in Cowes, will this month initiatesea trials for the 24m DNV-certified vessel before handing it to its owner,Iceni Marine Services.
The shipbuilder has commissioned 11 offshore wind-related vesselsin the past year and has another half dozen under construction, according tosales and marketing manager Ben Colman.
The vessels cost around £3m ($4.6m) each, a spokesman tellsRecharge.
South Boats IOW, which builds high-end aluminium catamaranvessels, slipped into administration last year after a period of rapid growthbut was quickly acquired by Norfolk-based Alicat Workboats.
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