Back in 2015, a Norwegian seafarer asked Italian designer Stefano Pastrovich to reimagine his two 289-foot Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) as private explorer yachts. That initial request led Pastrovich to create not one but three concepts—all of which give a second life to retired offshore support ships.
As their name implies, these highly specialized vessels are designed specifically to transport supplies to and from oil rigs and wind farms at sea. The PSV market took a massive hit during the global oil crisis between 2014 and 2016, resulting in substantial losses for both shipowners and shipyards. Converting existing vessels solves part of that problem by giving owners a potential new revenue stream through charter.
“The project started from a real owner, a real platform and a real market problem,” Pastrovich said in a statement. “That is precisely why its logic remains so relevant today.”
The aft of the 289-foot explorer.
Pastrovich Studio
