Vittoriosa, the initial RAstar 3000-W Class LNG incurable companion yank
Turkey’s Med Marine Shipyards just recently supplied Vittoriosa, the initial RAstar 3000-W Class LNG incurable companion yank to Tug Malta, a completely had subsidiary of the Rimorchiatori Riuniti Group, Genoa, Italy.
The Vittoriosa will certainly quickly start procedures for Tug Malta at Malta’s Delimara LNG terminal.
Med Marine, a veteran contractor ofRobert Allan Ltd layouts, has actually just recently started increased its profile of pulls and also the RAstar 3000-W is the current enhancement to its line of product to be supplied.
The RAstar collection is an one-of-a-kind course of really high-performance ASD pulls, made with a sponsoned hull kind confirmed to supply substantially boosted companion towing and also seakeeping efficiency. Roll activities and also velocities are much less than half those of similar sized “standard” yank hulls.
These pulls are high-powered and also well matched for companion procedures in climate and also the subjected locations ran into at lots of brand-new LNG terminals where a high criterion of seakeeping is called for.
Beyond the high-performance hull kind, the RAstar 3000-W style for Tug Malta has many various other functions for LNG incurable assistance. The bow fendering system is made for a reduced get in touch with stress need of 20 t/ sq. m. A gas discovery system is fitted to advise the staff of a possible unsafe ambience. Ventilation dampers can be from another location shut. All necessary electric devices on deck is accredited secure and also kind appropriate for usage in a Zone 2 LNG setting and also all non-essential electric devices can be electrically separated. Fi-Fi 1 ability with water spray is given together with a huge capability of fire-fighting foam.
The RAstar 3000-W is made with a reduced account for procedure under the flare of assisted ships. The wheelhouse gives superb 360-degree exposure from the driver’s placement and also excellent view lines ahead and also aft functioning decks. The fore and also after decks can be fitted with numerous deck equipment choices. Tug Malta chosen to make use of a dual drum winch with double aperture companion staple on the fore deck and also a pulling hook on the aft deck with the choice for future installment of an aft lugging winch.
The Vittoriosa was made and also built to RINA regulations with the adhering to symbols:
RINA C ✠ HULL ✠ MACH; COMPANION PULL; FIRE DEALING WITH SHIP 1; WATER SPRAYING; UNRESTRICTED NAVIGATING; AUT-UMS; AUT-PORT; COMF- SOUND C; COMF-VIB C; INWATERSURVEY
Particulars of the RAstar 3000-W pulls are:
Length total: 29.70 m
Beam, shaped, severe: 13.30 m
Depth, shaped (hull): 5.45 m
Operating Draft (100 DWT): 5.42 m
Load Line draft (250 DWT): 5.95 m
Gross Tonnage: 481
Tank abilities are:
Fuel oil: 203 cu.m
Potable water: 18 cu.m
Foam: 10 cu.m
Sewage container: 5 cu.m
Grey water: 5 cu.m
The vessel’s holiday accommodations are furnished to MLC certified criteria for a staff of approximately 8 employees. The Master and also Chief Engineer cabins with exclusive ensuite restrooms lie on the major deck with 3 dual staff cabins all with exclusive ensuite restrooms, lie in the reduced holiday accommodations.
Main propulsion for the yank makes up a set of box cooled down MTU 16V4000M65L diesel motor, each ranked at 2,560 kW at 1800 rpm, driving with a carbon fiber drifting shaft system a Rolls Royce, United States 255 P30 FP taken care of pitch Z-drive device with HD sliding clutches on the drive devices.
The dual drum companion ranked bow winch, Rolls Royce design ETWH 2500/1000 is driven by 2 high stress hydraulic PTO pump devices off the front of the major engines. First layer draw on reduced rate is 102 tonnes at 9 m/min and also broadband pull is 12 tonnes at 57 m/min. Rendering is 145 tonnes at 14 m/min. reduced rate and also 24 tonnes at 51 m/min broadband.
Two (2) the same diesel gensets each with a power result of 99 ekW supply electric power to the vessel.
Ship managing fenders at the bow includes an 800 x 500 round fender with 600 x 300 mm “M” block fendering listed below. A 300 x 300 hollow “D” fender gives defense at the major deck large line and also along the knuckle, and also 600 x 300 mm “M” block fendering is made use of at the demanding.
On tests, the Vittoriosa showed virtually equivalent in advance and also astern efficiency:
Bollard pull: 81.5 tonnes in advance, 81 tonnes astern
Free running rate: 13.8 knots in advance, 13.7 knots astern
