Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a compact common goal Bozçay Class harbor tug to the Seychelles Ports Authority.
Based on the exclusive-to-Sanmar RApport 1900SX design from Canadian naval architects Robet Allan Ltd, Mamelles is a diesel-powered tug designed for max effectivity within the efficiency of ship-handling duties for seagoing ships.
Measuring 19.3m LOA with an 8.2m beam and most draft of two.9m, Mamelles has standard twin screw propulsion with twin nozzles and 4 rudders offering a bollard pull of 33 tonnes and glorious maneuverability. It has a free-running velocity of 11.5 knots.
Ideally suited to smaller ports and generally crowded harbor circumstances, the tug is powered by twin excessive velocity electronically-controlled Caterpillar C32 engines, every attaining 970 kW at 1,800 rev/min, that are EPA Tier lll and IMO Tier ll compliant.
The Bozçay hull type has been fastidiously developed, primarily based on a big selection of beforehand profitable tug designs, to make sure good seakeeping, maneuverability, and stability in all kinds of operation.
Mamelles is able to ship-assist work, line-handling, common harbor service and coastal towing, and has in a single day lodging within the foc’sle for a crew of 4, together with two cabins, pantry, mess, washroom with bathe.
The design’s elevated beam offers higher stability and visibility from the wheelhouse is great in all instructions. Tank capacities embrace 26,000 liters of gasoline oil and three,100 liters of recent water.
Mamelles is the second Sanmar-built tug to be delivered to Seychelles Ports Authority, becoming a member of the bigger 60-tonnes bollard pull tug Ste Anne, additionally primarily based on the RAmparts 2400SX design, and delivered in 2020.
