Multraship, Rijkswaterstaat Rijksrederij, and the Netherlands Coastguard are enhancing their collaboration to ensure continued maritime safety and operational readiness in the North Sea. From mid-2026 at the earliest, the Coastguard fleet will be supplemented with ENFORCER, a Damen FCS 5009 vessel.
The duties of the Netherlands Coastguard have expanded in recent years. The Rijksrederij (the Government Fleet Agency, part of Rijkswaterstaat) has therefore issued instructions for the charter of ENFORCER. With this modern vessel, the Coastguard will maintain its capability to perform their general activities in the North Sea.
ENFORCER will be owned by Multraship, which will therefore also be responsible for the vessel’s nautical crew and maintenance. The vessel will be under the operational command of the Dutch Coastguard.
“We are very proud that the Coastguard and Rijkswaterstaat/Rijksrederij have selected us for this work as well,” says Leendert Muller, Managing Director of Multraship, the internationally operating family business from Zeeland (NL). “It ties in well with our present partners and we are happy to make our contribution to safety in the North Sea .”
Thanks in part to the axe bow developed by Damen and Delft University of Technology, the vessel has a top speed of 27 knots (some 50 kilometres an hour). In addition, ENFORCER has two high-speed tenders for inspections and enforcement at sea. The ship also has a towing system and a fire extinguishing installation.
Multraship already supplies the Rijksrederij with three Emergency Response and Towing Vessels (ERTVs). These vessels are used for emergency towage operations and general coastguard duties. The addition of ENFORCER builds on this successful alliance between government and maritime partners.
