Ab Initio has been designed to accommodate up to 30 passengers and draw 1.8m. The vessel has been built with recyclable materials and features a hybrid propulsive arrangement. C-Job Naval Architects, which provided the design, says: “The ship [will be] future-proof because of its changeable generators, and it is easy adaptable for a fuel cell or hydrogen if required.” Additional clean power will be sourced through a 200m2 spread of solar panels, and the vessel will be able to sail emission-free for up to four hours.
C-Job reports that it initially “started with a simplistic ship design”, before tweaking it for a sleeker, more futuristic look. “The ship mainly transports people, so it’s relatively light,” C-Job adds. “Designing a shallow ship complicates the design, which we solved by creating a hull shape that cuts through the water.” On the navcomms side, JRC/Alphatron Marine reports that it has donated a JMR 611 radar to the newbuild, along with its LYNX conning software.
