Fugro Frontier - IMO 9701657

Name

FUGRO FRONTIER

Type

Multi-purpose survey vessel - Research vessel

IMO-number

9701657

Call sign

5BSC6

Flag

Cyprus

Port of registry

Limassol

Previous flag

Bahamas, Nassau - Call sign: C6BH4

GT

1.308

DWT

456 t

NT

393

Light displacement

973 t

Length

53,69 m overall

49,43 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

12,50 m

Draught

Summer: 3,10 m

Freeboard

2.408 mm

Depth

6,10 m

Speed

Max:11,2 knots

Service: 10,0 knots

Build

2014

Keel laid

14/08/2013

Launch date

12/06/2014

Date of completion

12/12/2014

Builder casco

Santierul Naval Damen Galati S.A.

Romania

Yard number: 556068

Builder completion

B.V. Scheepswerf Damen Gorinchem

The Netherlands

Hull material

Steel

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

Diesel-Electric

4x Caterpillar C18 Acert - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 145 x183 mm combustion engines total: 1.516 kW / 2.060 hp

Propelling type

Electrical

Propellers

2x Azimuth thruster solid at 371 rpm

Generators

4x Generatorsets each 372 kW / 431 kVA

Bow thruster

1x Electrical 200 kW

Deck area aft

250 m²

Deck strength

5,0 t/m²

Deck load

60 t

Deck machinery

• Deck crane aft: Palfinger PK65002 MD

• Storage crane forward: Palfinger PK15000 MC

• Hydraulics ring main system: 300 bar / 200 ltr

• A-frame aft (geophysical): 2x 3/6 t SWL

• A-frame side (geotechnical): 1x 9,0 t SWL

• CTD winch/davit: 1x 300 kg/1.000 m (environmental sampling)

• Tugger winch aft deck: 4x 3,0 t SWL

• Moonpool: Rectangular 1.630 x 883 mm (free space)

• Geophysical tow winch: 2x EMCE (3.5Te/ 4.000m/ Rochester)

• Geotechnical hoisting winch: 1x EMCE (9Te/ 1.500m/ 19 mm)

Control and navigation

• DP System: Imtech DP-0

• Radar: Hagenuk Bridgemaster FT CAT1/2 S- band and

• Electronic chart: Imtech ECDIS

• DGPS: 1x Koden KGPGZO / 2x Fugro Starpack

• Magnetic compass :Sperry Jupiter

• Gyro: Navigat X MKI + TSS Meridian Surveyor

Communications

• GMDSS: Motorola - 3x VHF handheld

• Vsat: 2x Seatel 5009 Ku-band

• Iridium: Iridium Openport (Fall back)

• UHF / VHF Radios (Operational coms): Motorola - 2x VHF Handheld / 3x UHF Mobile / 9x UHF Portable

• CCTV Camera system: Orlaco

• YVRO: Intellian t40W

Safety

MOB boat: RIB

Life rafts: 4x 20 persons

Survival suits & Life jackets: 44 pcs

Lifeline Pulley System: 3 pcs SeaMarshall

Personal Locator Beacons (PLB): SeaMarshall

Survey equipment

• DGPS Positioning: Fugro Starfix Starpacks

• Navigation package: Fugro Starfix Suite

• Acoustic positioning: Kongsberg HiPap 501 incl Cymbal

• Motion Reference Unit: Applanix PosMV / Coda Octopus F175

• Echosounder: Simrad EA400

• Draft monitoring: 2x Rosemount Pressure Se.nsors

• Multibeam Echosounder: R2Sonic 2026 / Reson 7160ping)

• Side Scan Sonar: Edgetech 4200 (100/600)

• Sub Bottom Profiler: Edgetech 3200 Chirp 4 x 4 array

• Boomer Applied Acoustics CSP 1500 with AA200 single plate towed catamaran

• Magnetometer: Geometrics G-882

• Seismic Compressor Hamworthy 185E MK2: 2x Wärtsilä Water Systems Ltd.

• Environmental sampling: 0.1m Box Core - 0.1 Dual Van Veen - DTS6000 Deepwater Camera System - 5L Niskin Sampler

• 2D-Seismic survey setup: as required

• Geotechnical sampling: as required

Tank capacities

Fuel: 300 m³

Potable water: 115 m³

Accommodation

Cabins: 31 Bunks / 9x Single cabins, 11 Double cabins

Crew: 11x Marine crew, 20x Survey crew

Recreational: 1x Dayroom, 1x Gym

Work offices: 2x Survey, 1x Meeting room

ISM & commercial manager

Fugro Marine Services BV

Veurse Achterweg 10

2264 SG Leidschendam

The Netherlands

Registered owner

Alutan Shipping B.V.

Care of Fugro Marine Services BV

Veurse Achterweg 10

2264 SG Leidschendam

The Netherlands

Latest data adjustment

04 February 2025