Premium Content Subscriber only A workboat designed and built in Hervey Bay has been selected by a prime contractor for the Department of Defence for inclusion in an underwater survey project. BtB Marine announced last week that its two-time award-winning Ultra Long Range 750ULR workboat Project Indigo was being fitted with state-of-the-art hydrographic survey equipment and autonomous operations technology in preparation for service with a prime contractor for the Department of Defence’s HIPP HydroScheme Industry Partnership Program. The program is a $150-million government investment in Australia’s commercial hydrographic industry over the next five years. A workboat designed and built in Hervey Bay has been selected by a prime contractor for the Department of Defence for inclusion in an underwater survey project.