Expedition Conversion Candidate
Project Vega
63-Metre Norwegian ERRV — Compact Expedition Conversion
207 ft (63 m) · Brattvaag, Norway · Built 1992 / Converted 2014 · DNV
63-Metre Norwegian ERRV — Compact Expedition Conversion
207 ft (63 m) · Brattvaag, Norway · Built 1992 / Converted 2014 · DNV
A Survivor Class FSV ‘A’ Emergency Response & Recovery Vessel — self-drenching, temporary refuge and night-vision, built to hold station and save lives in the North Sea.
Two daughter craft plus a fast rescue craft on Hydramarine davits — expedition tender, dive and shore-excursion launch already engineered and certified.
A flush aft deck for a beach club, a toy garage, a dive station or ROV / submersible handling — the space is already there.
1,823 GT on twin Bergen diesels — a size an owner can genuinely run and berth, with true North Sea sea-keeping.
A Norwegian-built hull, rebuilt in 2014 as a Class ‘A’ rescue vessel — proven, in-class and compact enough to run without a fleet, yet built for the worst water in the world.
Standard capability is built into the hull today; optional systems are engineered in during conversion.
The Yacht Channel · Project Vega — the platform and the conversion brief
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 service — a compact yacht that goes where the big ships cannot berth. In outline, the scope includes:
Grant Maughan's conversion study — the working ERRV re-imagined as a compact expedition or shadow yacht, with a helideck, tender and toy handling, a beach club and owner decks above the proven hull.
Conversion renderings — Grant Maughan Design. Indicative concept; final arrangement to owner specification.
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| Type | Converted PSV — Survivor Class FSV ‘A’ ERRV |
|---|---|
| Built / Converted | 1992 / 2014 · Brattvaag, Norway |
| Class / Flag | DNV · UK (Aberdeen) |
| LOA / LBP | 63.0 m (207 ft) · 54.0 m |
| Beam / Depth | 15.0 m (49 ft) · 7.0 m to main deck |
| Draft (summer) | 5.0 m |
| Gross Tonnage | 1,823 GT |
| Main Engines | 2 × Bergen diesel — 3,680 kW total · 2 × CPP |
| Thrusters | 1 × 736 kW azimuth (forward) |
| Generators | 2 × 1,800 kVA shaft · 1 × 390 kW aux · 1 × 30 kVA emergency |
| Fuel / Fresh Water | 779 m³ · 329 m³ |
| Working Deck | 260 m² (2,800 sq ft) · 350 t deck cargo |
| Rescue Craft | 2 × MP1000 daughter craft (Hydramarine G100 davits) · 1 × FRC (Hydramarine A32) |
| Deck Crane | 1 × 3 t @ 12 m hydraulic |
| Rescue / Recovery | Dacon scoop · self-drenching 176 m³/hr · temporary refuge · night vision |
| Accommodation | 18 berths (12 single, 3 twin) |
Speed, tankage and class notations per builder and current class records; to be confirmed at pre-purchase survey.
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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 compact expedition yacht; a comparable new build is 36+ months.
