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Name |
UNION SAPPHIRE |
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Type |
Seagoing tug - Offshore vessels / anchor handling tug (AHT) |
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IMO-number |
9220550 |
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Call sign |
ORLL |
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Flag |
Belgium |
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Port of registry |
Antwerpen |
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GT |
498 t |
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DWT |
383 t |
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NT |
149 t |
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Length |
35,75 m overall 28,70 m between perpendiculars |
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Breadth |
11,51 m 0extreme |
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Draught |
Max.: 5,05 m Min.: 4,70 m |
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Depth |
5,60 m moulded |
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Speed |
Max: 13,0 knots Economic: 10,0 knots |
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Built |
2001 |
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Keel laid |
04/05/2000 |
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Launch date |
09/05/2001 |
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Date of completion |
01/08/2001 |
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Builder |
Astilleros Armon SA Navia Spain |
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Hull material |
Steel |
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Yard number |
512 |
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Hull type |
Single hull |
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Continuous decks |
1 |
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Main engine |
2x ABC type 8 MDZC - 4 stroke 8 cylinder 256 x 310 mm combustion engines total 3.700 kW / 5.028 hp at 1.000 rpm |
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Propeller |
2x Schottel type SRP1515FP full azimuth propellers in Kort nozzles |
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Generators |
2x Scania DS 9 95M diesel engines each 196 kW connected with generators each 180 kVA / 150 kW - 3x 380 Volt - 50 Hz 1x Diesel generatorset for harbour duties 90 kVA / 75 kW |
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Bow thruster |
1x Schottel SST 100CP - 200 kW |
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Bollard pull |
Ahead: 65 t Astern: 60 t |
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Winch aft |
For towing a Robust waterfall winch Brusselle type SLH-130/50/2-1 with one warping head on aft deck is fitted, Brake holding: 130 t, dynamic: 44 t at 10 m/min, slack rope speed: 50 m/min. |
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Winch for deck |
Combined towing/anchor winch Brusselle type SLH-130.50/2-2-2 on forecastle deck with double drum1.600 x 700 x 2 x 600 mm Brake holding: 130 t, dynamic: 44 t at 10 m/min, slack rope speed: 50 m/min. |
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Tugger winch |
1x BRUSSELLE type HL 15 / 1-0 - pull 15 t |
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Stern roller |
SWL 200 t - 4,00 m length, 1.250 mm diameter |
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Towing pins |
Karmoy Karm towing pins 160 t |
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Stopper pins |
Karmoy Karm Fork, MBL 300 t |
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Towing equipment |
900 m / 48 mm |
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Deck area |
85 m² |
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Deck strength |
5,0 t/m² |
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Max deck cargo |
20 t |
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Auxiliaries |
Hydraulic pumps for propulsion system are main engine driven All our tugs are fully equipped for salvage assistance s.a. external power supply, oxy-acetylene cutting and welding, salvage pumps |
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Tank capacities |
Fuel oil: 235 m³ Fresh water 33 m³ |
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Lifting equipment |
1x Palfinger - SWL 700 kg @ 9,20 m 1x Davit for rescue boat - SWL 1,25 t |
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Accommodation |
3 single and 3 double cabins provide air-conditioned accommodation for 9 persons |
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Navigational equipment |
2x X-band radar, Furuno FAR-2117 2x GPS navigator, Furuno GP 36 & OP-150 1x Satellite compass, Furuno SC-50 1x Gyro compass system Robertson 1x echo-sounder, Skipper 1x Autopilot system, Robertson 1x AIS system, McMurdo 1x ECDIS Transas Navisailor 4000 |
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Operator |
N.V. Smit Transport Belgium Italiëlei 3 bus 2 2000 Antwerpen Belgium |
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Owner |
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. N.V. Boskalis Offshore transport Services Rosmolenweg 20 3350 AA Papendrecht The Netherlands |
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Previous owner |
Unie van Redding- en Sleepdienst Italiëlei 3 Bus 2 2000 Antwerpen Belgium |
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Renamed |
12/2018 Sapphire Malta, Valletta - Call sign: 9HA4927 Owner: Boskalis Offshore Transport Services NV - The Netherlands 03/2022 Raduga Orion 03/2022 - 06/2002 Malta, Valletta - Call sign: 9HA4927 06/2022 Cyprus, Limassol - Call sign: 5BAZ6 Owner: Raduga Shipping, Limassol - Cyprus |
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Latest data adjustment |
08 February 2024 |