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Incat has completed one of the most complex maritime operations ever undertaken in Tasmania, with hull number 096, belonging to the world's largest battery-electric vessel, now loaded aboard the heavy-lift ship Black Marlin before its voyage to South America.
The loading operation, coordinated in the Derwent River, allowed the semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin to ballast below the waterline before hull 096 was positioned over the submerged deck. The Black Marlin is now in the process of re-floating, which will gradually lift hull 096 out of the water before its final offshore mooring.
Incat Chairman, Robert Clifford, said, "This is an extraordinary moment, not only for Incat, but for the future of sustainable maritime transport. For years we have watched this vessel evolve from an idea into reality, and today we have reached another incredible milestone in Incat's most important project ever."
"Hull 096 has challenged conventions at every stage. It represents the ingenuity, determination, and mastery of hundreds of people who believed we could redefine what was possible," Clifford stated.
Hull 096 will remain aboard the Black Marlin while final preparations for its mooring and operation are completed, before the heavy-lift vessel's departure from Hobart in the coming days. After the voyage to South America, the vessel will be unloaded before its final commissioning with Buquebus.
