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| Antwerpen 21 August 2009 |
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| Antwerpen 21/08/09 | Antwerpen 13/05/09 | |
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Name |
DN 31 |
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Location |
Antwerpen 20 August 2009 dredging in the river 'Schelde' |
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Type |
Oil recovery vessel Underwater plough Sweep beam |
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IMO-number |
9031193 |
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Call sign |
ORWI |
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Flag |
Belgium |
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Port of registry |
Antwerpen |
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GT |
363 t |
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DWT |
585 t |
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NT |
139 t |
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Length |
32,63 m overall 29,50 m between perpendiculars |
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Breadth |
11,86 m overall |
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Draught loaded |
3,05 m |
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Freeboard |
743 mm |
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Depth |
3,80 m |
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Speed |
14 knots |
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Built |
1992 |
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Date of completion |
07.10.1992 |
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Yard number |
468 |
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Hull material |
Steel |
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Watertight compartments |
6 |
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Continuous decks |
1 |
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Propulsion power |
2x Caterpillar - 4 stroke 12 cylinder 137 x 152 mm internal combustion engines - 500 kW totalling 1.000 kW / 1.358 hp at 1.800 rpm Built: 1992 |
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Propelling system |
2x Screw propeller solid at 401 rpm |
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Electrical installation |
Power voltage: 380 V Lighting voltage: 220 V Frequency: 50 Hz |
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Generators |
2x Diesel generatorsets each 136 kVA - 109 kW - 160 hp |
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Total installed power |
1.529 kW |
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Bow thruster |
283 kW |
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Total capacity of holds |
536 m³ |
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Number of tanks |
4 |
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Total capacity of tanks |
536 m³ |
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Oil recovery beams |
2x 13,00 m |
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Fuel capacity |
47 m³ |
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Owner |
N.V. Ondernemingen Jan De Nul |
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Remarks 1 |
The ’DN31’ has especially been built as a permanent standby vessel for oil recovery in case of shipping accidents on the River Scheldt or in front of the Belgian coast. |
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Remarks 2 |
Under the Luxembourg flag chemical / oil products tanker Crystal Topaz, the bottom brush (sweep beam) DN 31 run over. The special built oil remover is capsized and sank. The DN 31 is near the locks and Deurganckdock in the port of Antwerp regularly employed as a land leveler (sweep beam). |