Shipyard delivers platform vessel to Liberian company

Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered a high specification Platform Supply Vessel, "Sea Tantalus", to a Liberian company-- PSV Holding.
This is the first of a series of four similar vessels being built for the same client, a Shipyard release said.
The protocol documents of the ship were signed by Captain R S Sundar, Director (Operations) on behalf of Cochin Shipyard and John Arne Johnsen, Project Manager, on behalf of PSV Holding Inc, in the presence of Commodore K Subramaniam, Shipyard's Chairman and Managing Director and other senior officials.
These vessels are of 'PSV 05L CD' type, designed by Vard Group AS, Norway, and are classed under the Rules and Regulations of Det Norske Veritas. This 82.2 x 17.00 x 7.60 Metre vessel is a high end Diesel Electric PSV equipped with four 1200 KW Diesel Generator sets and two 1600 KW input power azimuth thrusters.

The vessel has been assigned the 'CLEAN DESIGN' notation by DNV signifying the highest levels of environmental compliance.
This is the first ship built by CSL to be filled with Ballast Water Treatment Plant to prevent and ultimately eliminate risks to the environment arising from the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens. The vessel with accommodation for 28 persons also meets the requirements of COMF class signifying high comfort levels and very low levels of noise and vibration.
It can also act as an oil recovery vessel in event of an oil spill.These vessels are being used as supporting platforms to Rigs/Oil platforms.