Expedition Conversion Candidate
Project Beacon
58-Metre Norwegian ERRV — Compact Expedition Conversion
190 ft (58 m) · Ulstein Design · Built 1999 · DNV · Norway
58-Metre Norwegian ERRV — Compact Expedition Conversion
190 ft (58 m) · Ulstein Design · Built 1999 · DNV · Norway
A Norwegian emergency-response & rescue vessel — fast-rescue-craft davits, a rescue zone and temporary-refuge capability already engineered in.
An Ulstein-design North Sea hull built for hard weather and long standby — proven seakeeping in a compact package.
190 ft is the sweet spot — serious ocean capability at a size an owner can run without a small-ship crew or a superyacht budget.
A Bassan & Benedetti conversion concept for this hull is available to registered principals — owner decks above a working aft deck.
A compact, rescue-rated Norwegian hull — the ocean pedigree and the deck are already there, in a size that stays manageable.
Standard capability is built into the hull today; optional systems are engineered in during conversion.
A conversion is far more than a technical upgrade. It is the transformation of a proven, ocean-tested hull into a yacht with new purpose, new value and a life of its own — and it rewards the owner who can see what others cannot.
The hull, machinery and class are proven. The conversion re-imagines everything above and around them for owner-standard expedition or shadow-vessel service. In outline, the scope includes:
Grant Maughan's support-conversion study for a sister-class Norwegian ERRV — illustrative of the design approach for Project Beacon: a helideck, tender and toy handling, a beach club and owner decks above a working aft deck.
Illustrative support-conversion renderings of a sister-class ERRV — Grant Maughan Design. Indicative of the design approach; a Beacon-specific concept is developed to owner specification.
The hull as she operates now — a rescue-rated Norwegian sea boat, at home in high latitudes.
The Yacht Channel · Project Beacon — the compact ERRV conversion
Detailed specifications, the general arrangement, the Bassan & Benedetti conversion concept, pricing and the complete gallery are released to registered principals. Register your mission brief — it goes straight to Paul M. Madden.
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| Type | Emergency-response & rescue vessel (ERRV) / standby-supply |
|---|---|
| Built | 1999 · Ulstein design, Norway |
| Class / Flag | DNV · Norway |
| LOA | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Beam (approx.) | ≈ 14 m |
| Propulsion | Twin diesel · CP propellers · bow thruster |
| Rescue Capability | Fast-rescue craft & davits · rescue zone · temporary refuge |
| Deck Crane | Hydraulic deck crane |
| Working Deck | Aft working deck for tenders, toys & handling gear |
| Accommodation | ≈ 18–20 berths (as built) |
Principal particulars indicative, pending the full class and build record; all figures to be confirmed at pre-purchase survey. Complete specification released to registered principals.
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Safe, comfortable expedition ops
Full owner-standard build
Vessel pricing is provided on application. Commercial-vessel prices move with charter and market conditions, so we do not publish them — contact Xplorer Yachts or register at XplorerYachts.com for current pricing. Conversion scope, and therefore cost, ranges from a yacht-support refit to a full global explorer yacht; a comparable new build is 36+ months.
The general arrangement and the Bassan & Benedetti conversion concept for Project Beacon are released to registered principals on request.
