Union 8 - IMO 9120176

Westerschelde 19 May 2017

Name

UNION 8

Type

Harbour tug - Fire fighting ship

IMO-number

9120176

Call sign

ORKE

Flag

Belgium

Port of registry

Antwerpen

GT

398 t

DWT

256 t

NT

119 t

Length

30,60 m overall

28,50 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

11,04 m extreme

Draught

4,50 m

Depth

3,34 m

Air draft

17,00 m

Speed

12,5 knots

Economic: 11,0 knots

Keel laid

20/05/1996

Date of completion

19/12/1996

Builder

Astilleros Armon SA

Navia

Spain

Yard number

371

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Number of decks

1

Propulsion

2x Deutz SBV8M628 - combustion engines each 1.550 kW at 900 rpm

Total 4.080 bhp / 3.100 kW medium speed diesel engines

Propelling system

2x Voith Schneider propeller via a fluid coupling

Generators

2x Main diesel generatorsets each 180 kVA / 3x 380 Volt - 50 Hz

1x Diesel generatorset of 90 kVA for harbour duties

Deck equipment

• Remote controlled hydraulic driven combined towing winch with double drum on aft deck, for harbour and long distance towing jobs.

• Harbour winch: Brake holding: 90 t., dynamic: 16,5 t. at 10,6 m/min, slack rope speed: 50 m/min.

• Towing hook with pneumatic release device - SWL 50 t

• Hydraulic deck crane - SWL 3,3 t @ 11,00 m outreach

Fire-fighting equipment

• 2x Main-engine driven fi refighting pumps of 1.200 and 1.500 t/h at a pressure of 15,0 bar.

• 2x Remote controlled monitors. SB monitor is of the combined type for delivery of foam.

• The tugs carry 30 m³ of heavy foam (fluorprotein type).

• Self protection water spray system for hull and superstructure.

Equipment

Tugs are fully equipped for salvage assistance s.a. external power supply, oxy-acetylene cutting and welding, salvage pumps

Bollard pull

45 t

Tank capacities

Potable water: 30 m³

Fuel oil: 120 m³

Foam: 30 m³

Accommodation

The air-conditioned accommodation provides for 8 men.

Navigation & communication equipment

Magnetic compass: Geomar Gobierno

Echo sounder: Furuno FCV-528L

VHF: Furuno RT2048/RM2042

Radar: Sperry Bridgemaster

GPS: Furuno GP-37

Operator

Unie Van Redding- En Sleepdienst België N.V.

Italiëlei 3

2000 Antwerpen

Belgium

Registered owner

Boluda Towage Europe BV

Waalhaven Zuidzijde 21

3089 JH Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Previous joint venture

KOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG) and Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis)

Wilhelminakade 318

3072 AR Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Latest data adjustment

19 February 2023