© Friendship NGO

Friendship Ambulance

Together, Marc and Yves subsequently designed a motor-catamaran ambulance that could navigate the shallow waters in the region. The idea was to transport urgent medical teams and equipment to the most inaccessible parts of the Ganges Delta.

© Friendship NGO

Two ambulances were built in a yard set up especially for the occasion, using local Bangladeshi workers and materials. Marc Van Peteghem and Yves Marre then decided to take the project further with the creation of Watever, an NGO aimed at developing “Useful Floating Solutions” for impoverished populations living along the banks of the river.

Launched

2007

Category

humanitarian

Architect

VPLP Design

Builder

Tara Tari Shipyard

Materials

fiber glass / plywood

Length

11 m

Beam

4,1 m

Draft

0,35 m

Air Draft

2,93 m

Propulsion

motor

Sail Area

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