New 38-meter design builds on successes of 35-meter fire-rescue vessels delivered by the BMT-Penguin partnership
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has chosen BMT and Singapore shipbuilder Penguin Shipyard International to design and construct its subsequent era of fireside and rescue boats, designated “MFV-R.” The 38-meter vessels will supply emergency response capabilities combining excessive vessel efficiency and in depth search and rescue, and firefighting capabilities.
The two-vessel award follows the sooner supply by the BMT-Penguin partnership of the 35-meter heavy rescue vessel (HVR) Red Manta and the marine rescue vessel (MVR) Red Dolphin, each of which entered service with SCDF in 2019.
Scheduled for supply from the summer season of 2025, the brand new MFV-R fireplace and rescue boats will function an prolonged hull to carry a bigger load, together with extra firefighting gear and personnel, an built-in launch and restoration ramp and a further-optimized design..
The vessels shall be constructed to a BMT mono-hull aluminum design and shall be able to speeds in extra of 30 knots. The prolonged exterior fire-fighting functionality is designed to be totally redundant with three displays and three pumps interconnected with a complete discharge circulation price of three,600 cubic meters per hour, 12,000 liters of froth capability and a self-protection water curtain. The bigger aluminum superstructure than the earlier 35-meter vessels permits for a bigger dimension firefighting gear retailer, a decontamination room with chemical, organic, and radiological (CBR) safety, first support room and a rescue passenger lounge for 30 survivors and eight firefighters. Building on BMT’s in depth launch and restoration system (LARS) expertise, the vessels will embrace a high-speed RHIB with a built-in launch and restoration ramp.
“This project is a great opportunity to build on the recent success we have had with the team at Penguin Shipyard International, designing vessels with challenging technical requirements for what is a demanding set of capabilities,” mentioned Christophe Rident, lead naval architect at BMT. “MFV-R is a very advanced vessel for its size, packed with rescue and firefighting equipment, on a high-performance platform.”
“The MFV-R design and technology collaboration builds on BMT’s past work with Penguin on a number of innovative vessel designs, including Singapore’s first hybrid-electric catamaran patrol boat and Penguin’s flagship Flex-42X multi-role executive fast crew boat,” mentioned James Tham, managing director at Penguin International Limited, guardian firm of Penguin Shipyard International. “This repeat order from SCDF represents a significant vote of confidence in the collective capabilities of BMT and Penguin, in particular BMT’s excellence in design and naval architecture for highly-specialized vessels that often exceeds clients’ specifications.”
