The backbone of today's ES fleet in Croatia consists of SAR (Search and Rescue standard) Aluminium-dinghies with outboard motors, measuring 8-9 meters over all. Our boats certainly represent a perfect compromise of weight, practicality, strength and power that guarantees both speed and thrust depending on the need. The equipment and design of dinghies are a collection of experiences of many who have spent many years in this business.

   After 10 years of work, EmergenSea experienced a significant jump, starting to introduce vessels with a solid aluminum bottom into the fleet, which they designed themselves according to their needs. While the aluminum trough was an exotic phenomenon in Croatia, the EmergenSea team decided to take a bold step in that direction.

Lightweight and with a deep V profile, aluminum boats have proven to be excellent at sea. They added a whole new dimension to the driving experience. When designing this SAR dinghy, the biggest problem was precisely such a light construction, so the solution to the problem, when towing a larger boat (towing weight + power), was solved by placing a large tank (huge approx. 500 liters) very low along the entire bed, which it lowered our center of gravity, increased stability and added the necessary weight for towing and towing. Other important things that are done in the factory (the pole for the tug on the bow and stern, special lockers for ropes in the hull, large reservoirs along the keel) have been strengthened to the maximum, and aluminum suspension seats were added at the factory, which are an irreplaceable part in strong seas. We added the navigation equipment and electronics and other SAR equipment (Search Light, floating elastic ropes with braids, diving equipment, etc.) ourselves because we believe that we will do it better than any service.

At the Biograd Boat Show, where the EmergenSea network regularly exhibits and organizes Safety and ECO presentations or actions, the chief manager from HIGHFIELD Boats UK, Stevie Harrison, arrived and personally presented the newest boat that arrived in the ES network. 

EMERGENSEA Patrol 860 SAR presentation / Biograd Boat Show

   In 2010, we bought the first personalized S&R dinghy SCANNER 800 and further personalized it to get a boat suitable for our work. The design of the canopy, towing equipment and internal ergonomics was done by hand by the skippers at the Zadar base. Excellent at sea, maximally economical and usable for all the needs of the auxiliary vessel of the ES base in Zadar. And after 15 years (one completely new engine was used up and the Hypalon tubes were changed. Our SCANNER 800 SAR is still with us and looks like new.

Scanner 800 S&R in Split base

   The first S&R dinghy in the ES fleet was the RIS Marine 850 SAR with 300 hp inboard engines. These dinghies are used for the needs of the Maritime Police throughout Croatia. After personalization and branding, 3 more such dinghies came to the bases in Pula, Korčula, Milna on Brač and Zadar. Today we still use them in Lastovo and Herceg Novi in ​​Montenegro.

   Our ES base in Komiža on the island of Vis dates back to the very beginnings and is a fundamental pillar of the EMERGENSEA network. An 8 meter long inflatable boat with 80 cm diameter tubes, weighing almost 3 tons and an extremely deep V are features of the Argentinian manufacturer FeraMar. The top choice for heavy seas around Vis.

   The base on Hvar was established in 2016. The crew joined the 11 meters-long COLNAGO famous aluminium-dinghy, with 2 YAMAHA engines of 225 HP each. The top-quality dinghy with great performance is ideal for a base in Hvar where rough seas are a constant occurrence.

 

Colnago Boats / Aluminium hull / 2x225 HP Yamaha / ES Base Hvar

   The future of the ES fleet will be based on S&R vessels with an aluminum hull, which the skippers of the ES network will continue to refine and design according to their own experiences and needs.

EmergenSea Patrol 860 SAR / Nautic Vision

   The fleet of the EMERGENSEA network, by deploying its bases on the islands, with its extremely fast vessels, provides all members with the arrival for intervention usually within an hour from the moment of the call, and the guaranteed arrival is within 2 hours from the establishment of contact.