Spill response barges will be a part of the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) fleet of air pollution response vessels
The ASL Shipyard in Singapore has just lately accomplished two Robert Allan Ltd.-designed 3,500 tonne oil spill response barges, Sentinel 303 and Sentinel 304. They are set to reach in Canada by yr’s finish and can be a part of the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) fleet of air pollution response vessels stationed alongside the south coast of British Columbia, making a big addition to the air pollution response capabilities already in place.
Key particulars of the response barges are:
Length, total: 76.0 meters
Beam, molded: 20.0 meters
Depth, least molded: 6.4 meters
Maximum draft (navigational): 4.6 meters
Gross tonnage: 2822
The response barges have been constructed to ABS guidelines with the next notation:
✠ A1 OIL SPILL RECOVERY BARGE (OSR-S2), UWILD, UNRESTRICTED SERVICE
Tank capacities are:
Recovered oil: 3,785 cubic meters
Fuel oil: 125 cubic meters
Potable water: 150 cubic metersSewage tank: 100 m3
Grey water: 100 cubic meters
Accommodations are outfitted to excessive, MLC-compliant requirements for a crew of as much as 20 personnel. The ten double crew cabins are situated on the lodging deck with, the galley, mess/lounge, and workplace/management room situated on the forecastle.
The electrical plant contains 4 an identical Caterpillar C4.4 diesel gensets every with an influence output of 118 ekW.
The aft deck is the primary working deck and comprises all of the oil spill response gear. The spill containment methods consist of 4 unsheltered booms saved in containers with hydraulic reels, Current Buster No. 4 and Current Buster No. 6 saved in a single container with hydraulic reels, and 4 containers of general-purpose growth. There is ample storage for absorbents, mission-specific containers, basic gear, decontamination gear, dry storage, and a containerized workspace.
Two small vessel docks are saved onboard and may be deployed on port and starboard sides to permit different response vessel crews to embark/disembark to/from the response barges and facilitates the switch of recovered oil from the response vessels to the response barge. A Desmi Terminator skimmer and hose reel permits the response barges to recuperate oil floating on the floor. Two mini storage barges are stowed on deck and may be deployed within the subject to assist within the response.
A Norcrane fixed-boom crane with a SWL of 9 tonnes at 19 meters is fitted aft to deal with the oil spill response gear and hoses.
