Lady Nicola is a Cygnus GM12. She was originally built for the Navy as a dive support vessel and we have owned her since 2010. As well as being a coded workboat the Lady Nicola is MCA Category 2 coded to carry 12 passengers and 2 crew up to 60 miles from a safe haven.
Onboard
- Surface supply commercial diving setup
- Commercial diving full face setups with hardwired comms
- Electric diver lift
- 1-ton Spencer Carter slave hauler using 10-14mm rope
- 1-ton capstan
- 500 kg lifting derrick worked by block and tackle
- Furuno echo sounder 200hz and 50hz 0-1000m range
- Dedicated free GPS with USB fitting
- 3 VHF radios, 1 with AIS
- External loud hailer
- 3 GPS plotters including Olex
- 17 kva generator
- 4g radar
- 2 kw inverter
- 22 cfm compressor
- Onboard nitrox blending
- MCA compliant liferafts
- Lifejackets
- EPIRB
- Saltwater circulation tanks
- Watertight wheelhouse
- 1500 litre diesel tanks
- 750 litre water tanks
- Cooking facilities, Fridge and freezer
- Toilet, Shower, 5 berths
- Top speed 7.5 – 8 knots
