First ElEcoRunner system sold at demo and media day
During the day, Safe at sea AB (publ) together with its project partners arranged the demo and media day that had been planned since September. At the event, the first ElEcoRunner was sold to the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS).
Safe at Sea and SSRS have cooperated in the development of the ElEcoRunner concept since the project started in 2019. The development of the ElEcoRunner is a joint initiative, to show how to make Search and Rescue and other important activities on water fossil-free, and to meet the great demand for small emission-free rescue boats. SSRS that developed the RescueRunner in 2003 were pioneers in the development of light and flexible rescue boats, and they continue to be at the forefront through its involvement in the ElEcoRunner project and purchase of the very first ElEcoRunner system.
As a result of the tragic helicopter accident in the Gothenburg archipelago in 2003, which led to the development of the RescueRunner, six RescueRunners were produced. All six named after the crew members who lost their lives in the accident. One of the boats was named in memory of Owe Persson, and it is precisely this boat that has been converted to ElEcoRunner and now gets a new life as an electric, emission-free and silent rescue boat.
"We are convinced that in the future it will be quieter in ports and around bathing areas, and that there is now a solution for those who are restricted and not allowed to use conventional combustion engines." says a happy Kaj Lehtovaara, one of the project developers at Safe at Sea.
The boat that is being sold to SSRS is the boat that Safe at Sea has built during the project and they will continue to use the boat for certain tests and further development.
"A fantastic day where our project partners were able to show and demonstrate this revolutionary environmentally friendly rescue boat. We now have a first completed concept boat and see a lot of interest in ElEcoRunner and ElEcoDrive, the electric powertrain that can replace the combustion engine in our various platforms.” says Henrik Hartman, CEO at Safe at Sea AB (publ).
More information:
Henrik Hartman
Telefon +46 (0)303-23 07 00
henrik.hartman@safeatsea.se
Safe at Sea AB designs, manufactures and sells light, flexible och cost effecient Search-and Rescue SAR systems. These systems contribute to saving lives and optimizing SAR operations around the world and are likely to be the most effecient systems in the world when it comes to rescuing casualties out of the water. The systems involve personal equipment, operating methods, launch-and recovery solutions as well as training. The fundament of Safe at Seas product portfolio is the RescueRunner, SafeRunner, FireRunner and GuardRunner. The company is based in Göteborg, Sweden and listed on the Spotlight Stockmarket since the 10th January 2008.
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