WORKBOATS & TUGS
Brutus at your service IN 2019, TUG AND WORKBOAT COMPANY HERMAN SR. ORDERED THE FIRST DP2 SHOALBUSTER EVER, WHILE IT WAS BEING BUILT AT DAMEN SHIPYARDS HARDINXVELD AND SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY IN SPRING 2020. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAMEN UNLESS MENTIONED OTHERWISE.
With 60t of bollard pull, Brutus will be a powerful and effective towage asset. Photo courtesy of Damen.
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ith 35m in length, nearly 14m in width, and a free deck space of 150m2, the Shoalbuster 3514 has a substantial working platform. Her shallow draft notation is derived from her exceptionally shallow draft of 2.7m at full tank capacity and just 2.4m at 50%. Among the many roles that this first DP2 Shoalbuster will be capable of fulfilling will be anchor handling, for which she will have an open stern complete with roller, and towage. With 60t of bollard pull she is a powerful and effective towage asset.
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Fierce shallow-waters arrangement
Four Caterpillar C32 ACERT engines deliver a total of 3,879bkW to four 1,900mm nozzles, an arrangement that contributes significantly to her shallow-waters capability. The vessel carries a crew of five to six mariners, but she has accommodation for up to 22 personnel, allowing her to support projects both ship-based and elsewhere. Herman Sr. intends to use its Shoalbuster 3514 for windfarm support and
maintenance, where her shallow draft allows her to work both near as well as offshore. The vessel has a DP2 Kongsberg dynamic positioning system including ancillary thrusters to ensure precision position-holding on the open sea as well in the vicinity of turbines and other structures. Its open stern makes the vessel suitable for cable-laying operations and a sturdy aft deck knuckle boom crane is capable of lifting a wide assortment of cargo and equipment.
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