Ocean Falcon – The North Sea’s Newest Emergency Response Vessel
Norway-based Atlantic Offshore’s latest emergency response vessel Ocean Falcon has been delivered on the Zamakona Yards services in Spain.
The ship is a Havyard HY820 design and is the final of three comparable vessels ordered by Atlantic Offshore from Zamakona – sister vessels are Ocean Osprey (C-721) and Ocean Marlin (C-722).
The ship is designated as a Field Support Vessel (FSV), or MRV, a sort of on-scene response vessel for the North Sea’s offshore oil and fuel trade.
The Ocean Falcon incorporates among the newest expertise methods, and has a towing capability of as much as 65 tons. The ship measures 66.80 meters in size and 16 meters beam, that includes 2 MAN most important engines with an influence of 1935 kW every. The ship additionally has the power to deal with rescues of as much as 300 folks.
Ocean Falcon will now head for Aberdeen the place the place will probably be christened on May twenty ninth. The ship has already a contract for this 12 months of 5 + 5 years with Shell, UK.
Based exterior of Bergen, Norway, Atlantic Offshore at the moment operates 24 vessels off Ireland, Mediterranean, Southern Atlantic and within the North Sea.
Vessel data
- HY 820 – 5.250 BHP MRV.
- Owner(s): Atlantic Offshore Zeta AS
- Manager: Atlantic Offshore Rescue LTD
- Crew: Atlantic Offshore Rescue LTD
Vessel statistics
Classification: DNV , +1A1, E0, SF, DK+, HL(2,8), COMF-V3 (c) 3, Towing.
- Built Zamakona Yards, Pasajes, San Sebastián, Spain
- Length ?.?. 66.80 m
- Breadth mld 16.00 m
- Gross Tonnage 3000
- Main Engines 2 x 1930 Kw MAN
- Bow Thruster 1 x 400 Kw + Azimuth 800 Kw
- Accommodation 21 individuals
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