Photo: VPLP Design
While superyacht owners are being criticized for spending hundreds of millions on polluting floating mansions, non-profit organizations, and designers are looking for support in bringing an innovative search-and-rescue (SAR), zero-emission vessel to life.
The Mediterranean is a playground for ultra-luxurious vacations onboard private superyachts, but it's also the place where thousands of people die or go missing each year. Most of them are migrants, and what experts in the field are calling "a migrant crisis" is only getting worse.
One of the factors contributing to this ongoing crisis is the absence of a proper SAR fleet that could effectively save more lives. According to NGOs operating in this field, the only vessels available for rescue operations in the Mediterranean are old and small, most of them converted off-shore vessels that lack the proper amenities for helping migrants. In other words, there is a dire need for an entirely new fleet of well-equipped ships specifically built for SAR missions in the Mediterranean.
A project called Navire Avenir could become the answer. A highly advanced, futuristic, and zero-emission vessel concept is the result of extensive cooperation between naval architects and engineers on one hand and rescuers, lawyers, and caregivers on the other hand. It also incorporates feedback from the survivors themselves.
VPLP Design is in charge of creating the rescue ship concept for the SOS Mediterranee NGO. Recently, the two have showcased their project to the public with the goal of obtaining additional support in bringing this ship to life.
The plan of the catamaran's main deck was mapped on a 1:1 scale on the Piazza of the Pompidou Center, a famous location in the center of Paris. For almost a week, people got to see what the future ship would look like and find out more about its mission and its importance.
Navire Avenir is a massive 226-foot (69 meters) catamaran boasting two giant masts and a sail area of more than 700 square meters (7,800 square feet). In terms of propulsion, it would combine the power of the wind with an electric motor and a huge area of solar panels.
In terms of capabilities, it combines the qualities of a rugged search vessel with the amenities of a floating hospital. It's designed to fit a helicopter, a reconnaissance aircraft, and two ten-meter (32.8 feet) rigid inflatable rescue boats that can be deployed rapidly from the two ramps in each hull. The superstructure serves as a large hospital with a capacity of 370 casualties.
Navire Avenir is meant to operate regularly in the Mediterranean, providing the advanced capabilities and ample accommodation needed for large-scale rescue missions. Ideally, it would be the first in a future European fleet of SAR ships. The only problem is that it would take roughly $30 million to build it, and the main names behind the project are still looking for support.
One of the factors contributing to this ongoing crisis is the absence of a proper SAR fleet that could effectively save more lives. According to NGOs operating in this field, the only vessels available for rescue operations in the Mediterranean are old and small, most of them converted off-shore vessels that lack the proper amenities for helping migrants. In other words, there is a dire need for an entirely new fleet of well-equipped ships specifically built for SAR missions in the Mediterranean.
A project called Navire Avenir could become the answer. A highly advanced, futuristic, and zero-emission vessel concept is the result of extensive cooperation between naval architects and engineers on one hand and rescuers, lawyers, and caregivers on the other hand. It also incorporates feedback from the survivors themselves.
VPLP Design is in charge of creating the rescue ship concept for the SOS Mediterranee NGO. Recently, the two have showcased their project to the public with the goal of obtaining additional support in bringing this ship to life.
The plan of the catamaran's main deck was mapped on a 1:1 scale on the Piazza of the Pompidou Center, a famous location in the center of Paris. For almost a week, people got to see what the future ship would look like and find out more about its mission and its importance.
Navire Avenir is a massive 226-foot (69 meters) catamaran boasting two giant masts and a sail area of more than 700 square meters (7,800 square feet). In terms of propulsion, it would combine the power of the wind with an electric motor and a huge area of solar panels.
In terms of capabilities, it combines the qualities of a rugged search vessel with the amenities of a floating hospital. It's designed to fit a helicopter, a reconnaissance aircraft, and two ten-meter (32.8 feet) rigid inflatable rescue boats that can be deployed rapidly from the two ramps in each hull. The superstructure serves as a large hospital with a capacity of 370 casualties.
Navire Avenir is meant to operate regularly in the Mediterranean, providing the advanced capabilities and ample accommodation needed for large-scale rescue missions. Ideally, it would be the first in a future European fleet of SAR ships. The only problem is that it would take roughly $30 million to build it, and the main names behind the project are still looking for support.
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