NORTH SEA SHIP AGENCY

Established in 1975
Nyhavnsgade 37  -  DK-6700 Esbjerg  -  Denmark
Phone: +45 75 12 70 77
Fax: +45 75 12 83 12
E-mail: sales@north-sea-ship.dk

 

 

 

7

 

FOL NO.:163 16389
Type: Research & Survey Vessel - 33.5m Class VIII
Built: 1981 by McTay Marine, Bromborough, UK
Originally built as a harbour and coastal Tug and was the very first British built Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) Tug
Safety: Maximum number of persons: 16
Operation pattern: 24 hour
SOLAS compliance: Liferafts: 5 x 8 man SOLAS A
Lifejackets: 18 x 32 kg manual
MOB Boat: SOLAS 6E
Tonnage: 402 GRT
Dimensions: 35.00 m x 9.50 m x 4.30 m
Main engines: 2 x 1600 BHP NIIGATA 8L28BXE
Azimuth drives through, Hitachi Omega Drive slipping type clutches
Enducrance: 1.2 m3 at 4 knts. / 3.8 m3 at 12 knts.
Speed: Cruising speed: 12 knts.
Survey speed: from 0 knts. station keeping
Generator capacity: 3 x Gardner 6LBX, 1500 rpm. 80 kW, 440 Volt 50 Hz.
Range: 64.0 ts. Fuel - 15.5 ts. Freshwater - 87.0 ts. Ballast water
Deck equipment: Aft Deck A Frame 10 ts. SWL
Aft Winch 5 ts. max. load
Deck Crane PM 30024 Hiab, 900 kg max. working load
Forward Winch 10 ts. at 8 m/min.
Forward Winch 45 ts. static (brake)
Forward Tow 40 ts.
Deck hydraulics: Cummins engine driving:
The aft Linde pump is designed to drive a Brevini 10 ts. winch and the pump is 105 cc capacity de-stroked to 90 cc to produce 135 lpm @ 245 bar - at engine speed of 1500 rpm. (This gives a full load power consumption of 53 kW). This pump was designed to drive this winch at up to 30 m/min. line speed with a max. pull of 10 ts.

The forward Linde pump drives the existing Brevini 2 ts. winch and the pump is 75 cc capacity de-stroked to 60 cc to produce 90 lpm @ 45 bar - at engine speed of 1500 rpm. (This gives a full load power consumption of 35 kW). This pump was designed to drive this winch at over 60 m/min. line speed with a max. pull of 2 ts.
Navigation equipment: Furuno GPS
Seascribe Dual Frequency Echo Sounder
Navitron Automatic Pilot
Decca 914A, Furuno 1940 Radar & Track Plotter
VSAT, FBB250 Sat C.
Teledyne Meridian Surveyor Gyro Compass
Sperry Navipilot 4000 with line steer Dongle, vessel has frequently achieved better than 0.5 m accuracy
Accommodation: 4 x single berths
6 x double berths
5 x toilets
4 x showers
1 x mess
1 x galley
Water maker: 2000 l/day @ northern sea temperatures
Stores: Approx. 2000 l freezer space
Approx. 2000 l fridge space
Working Conditions:
  • Hydro-Graphic & Geophysical Surveys - Vessel equipped uniquely with a ø880 mm and a second ø290 mm moon pools C/w deployment trolleys and winches. The moon pools have been designed and fabricated to maintain laminar flow through the boundary layers and are located to ensure optimum accuracy time and time again.
  • Benthic Surveys
  • Oceanographic Equipment Deployment
  • Geotechnical Surveys
  • ROV Support
  • Marine Mammal Observation
  • Guard Ship
  • Wind Farm Crew Support
  • Buoy Deployment & Recovery
Price: Please contact us

Details pertaining to the above vessels are obtained from sources believed reliable,however we cannot guarantee their accuracy. Buyers should instruct their surveyors and agents to investigate details for validity. All offers are made subject to prior sale; changes in price and/or inventory, and withdrawal without notice.

Please visit our website www.north-sea-ship.dk