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Being based in the South of England, clients sometimes assume that Commercial Rib Charter operate only in the South, which is not the case at all.  We provide work boat hire and Rib charter services all over the UK as well as European ports. Our operating location history to date includes: Scotland | Ireland | Netherlands | Germany |Continue reading "CRC Mobilise and Operate Anywhere?"

With an ever increasing focus on ‘green energy’ in today’s society, the offshore renewable industry is going from strength to strength.  But why does this involve Guard Boats and specifically, why Commercial Rib Charter?  When Offshore Wind Farms are constructed, there will usually be exclusion zones enforced around the offshore structures and the installation vessels involved. Continue reading "Why are Guard Boats so Important?"

PRESS RELEASE: CRC announces new Shallow Draft Crew Transfer Vessel – Voyager. ‘Galaxy‘ was the first in class Shallow Draft Fast Crew Boat delivered to CRC in 2016. Since delivery, ‘Galaxy‘ has been tasked on several major projects requiring both shallow draft and suspension seating for 12 passengers. Based on the success of ‘Galaxy’, CRCContinue reading "New Shallow Draft Crew Transfer Vessel – Voyager"

Being a very professional company with very high standards we here at Commercial Rib Charter never do anything half-heartedly. So under instruction from Richard (our director) to create a Christmas Grotto around Stuart’s Desk (our other director) whilst he was away on holiday, we pulled out all the stops and it was all hands on deck. Our operationsContinue reading "A Christmas Grotto Surprise!"

We are very excited to have taken delivery of our new Safety Boat ‘CRC Comet’. Designed, built and equipped as a specialist safety boat ‘Comet’ boasts a rather comprehensive specification. Key Features Delta 9.5m Powered by Twin Suzuki 140HP Outboards Garmin 7410 XSV Touch Screen Plotter/HD Radar/Sonar 2 x Garmin 210i VHF & DSC McMurdoContinue reading "New Safety Boat on Fleet!"

At 17:00 on Thursday 12th October we saw our operations team, Rob, Bruce, Chris and Troy embark on a daunting 24 hour physical and mental liferaft challenge in aid of RNLI- Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Our crew boarded the liferaft and initially found it all very exciting and surprisingly spacious during their first few hours.Continue reading "A Successful Challenge"

You might remember back in April our operations teams here at CRC set themselves the grueling challenge of spending 24 hours together on board a liferaft, supplied by Universal Safety with very basic provisions in support of RNLI – Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Unfortunately, due to a number of projects coming in at the lastContinue reading "Let the Challenge Commence"

CRC – Operating Shore Side With a fleet of over 30 vessels, constant servicing and vessel maintenance is an all-year-round task. Thanks to our well equipped workshop and secure two-thousand square meter compound this is a perfectly manageable task.    Not only do we have our well established base here in the heart of theContinue reading "Rib Charter Headquarters"

Island Phoenix – Crew Transfer.  After making the decision to take CRC Island Phoenix to Seawork 2017 in June, we couldn’t have been happier with the interest both on-board at the show and in the office during the weeks after.  Since the show, CRC Island Phoenix has been mobilised to Folkestone in Kent where sheContinue reading "Seawork ’17 – A successful show."

Safety Boats – in all Shapes and Sizes Amongst our usual boat charters which include; Crew Transfers, Guard Boat Duties and Dive Support we also undertake  a number of different Safety Boat jobs across the country. CRC Hercules was mobilised to Dover earlier this year to provide 12 hour safety boat support for the ongoing Dover WesternContinue reading "Safety First"

CRC at Seawork International on 13th – 15th of June   Commercial Rib Charter will once again be exhibiting at Seawork International in Southampton in June. This year we will be taking along CRC Island Phoenix our 14m Multi-Purpose Catamaran. Come by and see us on berth number: VA55, for a tea or coffee, or ifContinue reading "Seawork International 2017"

Offshore Dive Support – CRC Tempest.  Last month our Scuba Replacement Daughter Craft CRC Tempest was mobilised to Liverpool docks where she was met by her newly adopted mother-ship the Vos Star, as dive support boat. Once loaded onto the deck of the ship, the pair were bound for a remote offshore installation approximately 30Continue reading "Diver Down!"

The Shore End. Commercial Rib Charter are always fully prepared when it comes to handling our customer requirements; the start of this season has been no exception.  The beginning of May saw the mobilisation of 5 CRC vessels to the East-coast of the UK. The mission was simple, assist our client VBMS with the shore-end landing of aContinue reading "Wind Farm Cable Laying Support"

Raising Money for the RNLI  As many of you well know, the team at CRC were all set to raise money for the RNLI by spending 24 hours in a life raft over the Easter weekend.   Due to a number of last minute projects coming in over that weekend and most of the team and fleetContinue reading "The Life Raft Challenge – A Change of Plan!"

What a Start She’s Had!  Commercial Rib Charter set out to build a 15m Multi-Role Cabin Rib with a number of specific design requirements including; a shallow draft of 0.8m, the ability to carry 12 PAX + 3 Crew, MCA Category 1 Daughter Craft Coding and the ability to be road transportable. All of these plus moreContinue reading "CRC Galaxy – Goodchild Refit"

Getting the Knowledge  We believe that no matter what your role is within Commercial Rib Charter, it’s hugely important to understand the sector you operate in.   Recently Christian from our marketing team, who usually spends very little time out on the water spent a week on a powerboating course followed by a further week studying forContinue reading "Knowledge Is Power"

The Challenge.  The operations team at CRC have decided its time to show our support for the RNLI – Royal National Lifeboat Institution.  Five of the team intend to do this by spending 24 hours together on board a liferaft. They will be starting at 13:00 on the 14th April 2017 anchored within the Lymington Yacht Haven Marina nearContinue reading "CRC are Raising Money for Charity!"

Life Saving Appliances (LSA) Here at Commercial Rib Charter we have a vast array of Personal Protective Equipment and Life Saving Appliances including, 275nm SOLAS Lifejackets, Cold Water Immersion Suits, Flotation Suits and more. CRC’s equipment stores are particularly well stocked! The Crewsaver Endurance Immersion Suit is one of the most important bits of kit that weContinue reading "Importance of Life Saving Appliances"

Its not all Ribs.  Commercial Rib Charter are more than just Ribs, we also have one of the UK’s largest stocks of modular floating pontoon.  Its been a busy winter for us here, not only have the Operations Team been hard at work on Rib Refits, but we have also had a huge amount ofContinue reading "Floating Pontoons"

The boats are coming in!  After a season of hard work, its time for the open Ribs of the CRC fleet to get some attention. Over the coming weeks the CRC Operations team will be hard at work in the comfort of our high spec workshops. All of the boats will be stripped of their equipment,Continue reading "Open Rib Refits"

Commercial Rib Charter are pleased to launch our new website: www.commercialribcharter.co.uk The new site is easier to navigate, features all of our latest news and has downloadable PDF specification sheets for each of our boats. Commercial Rib Charter are the UK’s largest operator of Ribs and now also offer a range of Catamarans on ourContinue reading "A New Website for the New Year."

Winter is well and truly here!  CRC Have had a spectacularly busy summer season this year with Ribs being mobilised across the UK and Europe on all sorts of different jobs. However, now the winter is upon us and Christmas is just around the corner, we see the boats returning back to base ready forContinue reading "Winter Refits – Well Underway!"

Shallow Draft Crew Transfer Vessel CRC Galaxy was always designed with a specific niche in mind as there are very few Crew Transfer Vessels in the industry that are capable of carrying a full host of 12 passengers plus 2 crew in less than 1 meter of water, thanks to her Hamilton Jet Drives this hasContinue reading "Shallow Water Operations"

 15mtr Multi Role Cabin Rib After two years of planning, design and development, we are delighted to announce that our new cabin Rib ‘CRC GALAXY‘ is complete and already very busy! Jointly built by Ribcraft and Goodchild Marine Services,  CRC GALAXY boasts some pretty impressive features: 15m Shallow Draught Multi-Role Cabin RIB MCA Category 1 Coded DaughterContinue reading "‘CRC Galaxy’ Cabin Rib"