Vane Brothers tugboatCape Fear [Image: Vane Brothers]
Underscoring the benefits of structure in collection, Vane Brothers has actually taken distribution of the 3,000 hp Cape Fear, the seventeenth Maryland- developed tugboat to sign up with the Baltimore- based firm’s increasing fleet.
Since 2008, fifteen 3,000 hp, model-bow tugboats have actually been provided to Vane Brothers by Chesapeake Shipbuilding and also Naval Architects of Salisbury,Md The shipyard has actually likewise created 2 3,000 hp press watercrafts for Vane.
“The 3,000 hp tug is powerful, practical and a perfect fit for Vane’s harbor and coastwise towing operations,” states Vane Brothers President C.Duff Hughes “Keeping this series of tugs similar in construction is a great benefit to our crews, purchasing agents and contracted vendors.”
Featuring a layout by the late Frank Basile, P.E., of Entech Designs LLC, the Cape Fear gauges 94 feet long and also 32 feet broad, with a hull deepness of 13 feet. The vessel is furnished with double Caterpillar 3512 major engines and also runs with a JonRie Series 500 hydraulic pulling winch. “Soft-core” panels and also top-line installations show up throughout, supplying the team with a peaceful, comfy living setting. State- of-the-art componentry goes to the captain’s fingertips in the wheelhouse, which includes primarily wood accents for an extra typical appearance.
“The Cape Fear is another fine example of an Entech-designed and Chesapeake-built tug,” statesPort Capt Jim Demske, that looks after Vane Brothers’ tugboat building and construction program. “These superior model-bow tugs provide exceptional safety, comfort and reliability. And the open-wheel design gives us great maneuverability while working in unison with the Vane fleet of coastwise tank barges.”
After being provided in late October, the Cape Fear signed up with the firm’s New York- based Bravo Fleet and also has actually been mainly charged with pulling oil barges taken part in the Northeast and also Mid-Atlantic coastwise profession. Named for a river in North Carolina, the Cape Fear will certainly be adhered to by her sis yank, the Cape Henry, set up for distribution in springtime.
