The Fort Ripley is the nation’s first high-speed offshore response vessel. Our fast, efficient response boat, designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates and built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, is powered by innovative Volvo Pena IPS engines. More. The fire-fighting, salvage and emergency response vessel has multiple dynamic features: 30-knot service speed; range from Charleston Harbor to Morehead City of Jacksonville, within 33 CR 155 timeframes, including mobilization and outfitting. 3,500 GPM dual-monitor foam fire-fighting system with dedicated diesel pump engine (sufficient for all tanker traffic currently trading in the region, and for Post-Panamax vessels up to approximately 14,000 TEU or 165,000 gross tons, applying the same GPM to deck area ratio as the current version of 33 CFR 155). Dynamic positioning to maintain station when monitors activated. Coast Guard-certificated for a 12-person response team plus crew, with overnight accommodations. Diver platform. Dual-purpose breathing apparatus recharging system for both fire and dive equipment. 1,000-pound crane for debris removal and equipment transfer. Deck cargo capacity for additional fire pumps, foam packs or lightering pumps, with hoses and associated gear. VHF and satellite voice communications. Day/night cameras with satellite data uplink. Pyrolance steel penetrating nozzle...
The mission of Southeast Ocean Response is to provide superior readiness and capabilities in support of fire fighting, emergency response and salvage operations throughout the Southeast’s offshore waters. We will be standing by with crews, seakeeping and equipment immediately ready to serve the vital commercial trades of the Southeast. Southeast Ocean Response Services, Inc. offers a fast-response 3500-GPM fireboat that can reach distressed ships from Wilmington, N.C. to Cape Canaveral, Fl. in less than six hours. The FORT RIPLEY is on immediate recall 24/7/365, and is Coast Guard certificated to carry cargo, divers and other responders on Oceans routes. Cruising speed is up to 28 knots with a range of 500 miles. The FORT RIPLEY was specifically designed to satisfy the rapid response functions required in new Salvage and Marine Fire Fighting regulations, and carries an integrated foam firefighting system, air bottle replenishment, a Pyrolance penetrating nozzle, satellite communications, and a hydraulic crane. The first-in-the-US Volvo triple IPS drive system allows for the impressive speed and range, and once on scene, performs automatic station keeping with the outboard engines while the center engine is dedicated to the fire pump. “There’s never been a boat like this,” said Charleston Port Manager Walter Prause. “We are bringing services to Charleston’s waterfront that do not currently exist.” The FORT RIPLEY offers emergency response, emergency supplies, parts and crew delivery, and marine mammal response support. Learn more about our fleet...
Southeast Ocean Response serves the offshore needs of the marine industry in the Southeast, and provides marine fire-fighting and emergency response assets for Charleston and the surrounding region. Our facility is home to both private and public response vessels, and maintains a continual readiness for marine incidents. Our range extends 250 miles offshore, and from Cape Lookout, NC to Cape Canaveral, FL, including the ports of Morehead City, Beaufort and Wilmington, NC; Georgetown and Charleston, SC; Savannah and Brunswick, GA; and Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville, and Port Canaveral, FL. The FORT RIPLEY’s objective is to provide compliance with the response requirements of 33 CFR 155 for tank vessels, particularly regarding assessment, fire fighting, survey, diver, and repair support. Our fleet and services are available to salvage companies and others seeking support assets to serve applicable tankers transiting along the Southeast Coast and while in ports in the region. With the arrival of this new vessel, ship owners no longer require waivers for response plan requirements per 33 CFR 155 in this region. Our shore-based resources include: 24-hour live radio watch with high-site VHF and AIS coverage over the intended operational area. Our antenna network has an altitude of 500 feet, which gives us reliable VHF and AIS range of some 100 miles. Twelve operators with 100-ton offshore licenses or better. A staff including U.S. Coast Guard First Class and South Carolina Branch Pilots, a former Coast Guard Captain of the Port and Salvage and Emergency Response Team Commander, a former Navy Supervisor of Salvage Master Diver, and marine cargo and vessel surveyors. A fully self-sufficient station with a 10,000 gallon fuel capacity, 120% generator capacity, a vessel repair shop, and other amenities including berthing, galley and laundry facilities, and offers an ideal command and control center. Our affiliations include the American Salvage Association, National Fire Protection Association, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and our port’s spill control co-op, the Local Spillage Control...
There's never been a boat like this.
We are bringing services to Charleston’s waterfront that do not currently exist.The mission of Southeast Ocean Response is to provide superior readiness and capabilities in support of fire fighting, emergency response and salvage operations throughout the Southeast’s offshore waters. We will be standing by with crews, seakeeping and equipment immediately ready to serve the vital commercial trades of the Southeast.
Learn MoreSoutheast Ocean Response serves the offshore needs of the marine industry in the Southeast, and provides marine fire-fighting and emergency response assets for Charleston and the surrounding region.
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