Following a major transformation that was performed at Oceania Marine in New Zealand‘s Whangarei in under four months, the extensively-refitted superyacht support vessel ADVANTAGE has been successfully launched by the Auckland-based refit specialists, Diverse Projects. The comprehensive conversion of the 54m Damen Sea Axe yacht support vessel ADVANTAGE comprised the construction and fitting of a submarine garage, reconfiguration of the deck and the installation of Quantum stabilizers. Moreover, the vessel now boasts a superyacht-worthy finish, thanks to a slick new paint job.
54m Damen Sea Axe yacht support vessel ADVANTAGE ready to be launched
The 54-metre Damen Axe luxury yacht support vessel ADVANTAGE has also gone through lengthening with a new transom platform housing a stern anchor. The transformation included the removal of 60 seats and the installation of three new guest cabins, a captain’s cabin, a mess area and an office on the main deck. The lower crew area and galley were further upgraded with the addition of a fit-for-purpose cool room.
54m Damen Sea Axe superyacht support vessel ADVANTAGE hitting the water
The submarine garage of ADVANTAGE yacht support vessel was created whole offsite, and lifted and installed on the yacht in under ten days. Crew areas and galley were stripped, reconfigured and upgraded, while the main deck underwent a full Bolidt application, resulting in a vessel with a significantly different appearance to the one which arrived at the yard when the refit started in August 2015.
54m Damen Sea Axe ADVANTAGE yacht support vessel on the water
“A phenomenal amount of work has been done in a short period of time,” commented Diverse Projects director Lars Bjorklund. “This is an absolute credit to the yard and all involved, given the wide ranging and very specific compliance requirements entailed in a refit to this scale. This is yet another refit managed by Diverse Pro-jects that speaks to our ethos of precision scope delivery and outcomes.”
ADVANTAGE superyacht support vessel will soon leave New Zealand to join the mothership in Tahiti, following the final addition of a Heila crane, further testing of the stabilizers and classification testing.
