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Name

UNION 6

Type

Tug - Seagoing A.S.D. tug

IMO-number

9034987

Registration number

01 00320 1996

Call sign

OROV

Flag

Belgium

Port of registry

Zeebrugge

GT

288 t

NT

86 t

Length

31,69 m overall
27,65 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

10,04 m overall
9,70 m registered

Draught

4,42 m
Max.: 4,76 m

Depth

4,79 m

Freeboard

320 mm

Speed

Max.: 12,8 knots

Eco: 9,0 knots

Built

1993

Date of completion

19/02/1993

Builder

Scheepswerf van Rupelmonde (St Pieter)
Rupelmonde
Belgium

Yard number

470

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Watertight compartments

5

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

2x ABC type 6MDZCV - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 256 x 310 mm medium speed internal combustion engines each 1.400 kW at 1.000 rpm
Built: 1992
Builder: Anglo Belgian Corporation N.V.
Wiedauwkaai 43
9000 Gent
Belgium

Gearbox

Reintjes VAL 2240S step-up gearbox and fluid coupling

Propelling system

2x Fixed pitch ASD propeller

Electrical installation

Power voltage: 380 V
Lighting voltage: 220 V
Frequency: 50 Hz

Generators

2x Scania DS 1 diesel engines each 108 kW - 272 hp coupled with generator each 135 kVA - 3x 380 Volt 50 Hz

Bollard pull

Ahead 47 t
Astern 44 t

Deck equipment

  • Hydraulic towing winch combined with anchor windlass on forecastle deck.

  • Identical towing winch, combined with bridle winch on aft deck.

  • Towing winches: Brake holding: 80-95 t, dynamic: 28 t at 26,00 m/min., Slack rope speed: 50,00 m/min.

  • Bridle winch: Brake holding: 53 t - dynamic: 10 t at 26,00 m/min. 45 t SWL towing hook with 3 hydraulic releases

Fire-fighting equipment

  • Two water-foam monitors each 500 m³/h capacity

  • Two fire-fighting pumps each 500 m³/h at 150 m pressure head

  • Two diesel engines, each producing 352 kW

  • Two foam pumps of 25 m³/h

  • Foam capacity 2x 4 m³ in separate tanks

  • Both FiFi-tugs can produce an efficient self-protection spray shield on hull and superstructure

Tank capacities

Potable water: 26 m³
Fuel oil: 76 m²
Foam: 8 m³

Person capacity

8

Navigation equipment

Radar: JRC NWZ-157
Echo sounder: JRC F-50
GPS: Furuno SC-60
Magnetic compass: Cassens & Plath Type 11
Electronic charting
Multiple VHF sets: Sailor RT2048/RT2047

Accommodation

The air-conditioned accommodation provides for 8 men
All our tugs are fully equipped for salvage assistance s.a. external power supply, oxy-acetylene cutting and welding, salvage pumps

Registered owner

Boluda Corporation Maritima
Valencia
Spain

Head quarterers

Boluda
Waalhaven Zuidzijde 21
Rottedam
The Netherlands

Previous owners

1993 - 2016 Unie van Redding- en Sleepvaart, Antwerpen - Belgium
2016 - 2019 Kotug Smit Towage, Rotterdam - The Netherlands

Remarks

A.S.D - Twin Azimuth Stern Drive (Z-drive) Propulsion
F.F - Fire Fighting

Renamed

2023 VB Cavalier
Belgium - Call sign: OROV

Latest data adjustment

08 September 2023