VB Tiger - IMO 9454888

Name

VB TIGER

Previous names

2009 - 2019 Smit Tiger

Type

Seagoing Tug - Azimuth Stern Drive tug 3213

Basic functions

Towing, mooring, escorting and fire fighting operations

IMO-number

9454888

Call sign

ORPO

Flag

Belgium

Port of registry

Zeebrugge

Previous flags

2009 - 2010 Bahamas, Nassau - Call sign: C6YC5

2010 - 2016 Belgium, Zeebrugge - Call sign: ORPO

2016 - 2016 Malta, Valletta

GT

484 t

NT

145 t

Displacement

1.012 t

Length

31,10 m overall

Breadth

13,29 m overall

Draught

Aft: 6,26 m

Depth at sides

5,50 m

Speed

Max.: 14,2 knots

Eco: 9,0 knots

Built

2009

Keel laid

30/05/2008

Launch date

08/03/2009

Date of completion

23/10/2009

Builder

Damen Shipyard

Song Cam Shipyard

Haiphong

Vietnam

Yard number

513004

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

2x Caterpillar C280-8/MC diesel engines - 5.420 kW / 7.268 bhp at 1.000 rpm

Propellers

2x Controllable pitch ASD propellers - Diameter 3.000 mm

Generators

2x Caterpillar C9TA diesel generatorsets each 188 kVA - 230/400V, 50 Hz

Auxiliary equipment

• Bilge pumps: 2x Sterling SIHI AKHK 6101 - 34 m³/h

• Bilge water separator: Facet 0,5 m³/h

• Fuel pumps: Sterling SIHI AKHA 5101 and 2x R35/40

• Fuel purifiers: 2x Westfalia OTC 2-02-137

• Cooling system: Box cooling + anti marine growth system

• Sewage treatment plant: Headhunter TW-200B

• Pressure set: Headhunter Turbopaq-230

• Hydraulic system: Double main engine driven pumps

• Dispersant: Dispersant pump set with 2 spray booms

• Fire fighting: Main engine driven pumps, 2x 1400 m³/h (FiFi 1)

• Fifi monitors: 2x 1.200 m³/h, water/foam

Deck equipment

• Anchor equipment: 2x 585 kg Pool ( HHP) + 330,00 m chain, 24 mm, U2

• Anchor/towing winch: Hydraulically driven escort winch with double drum and warping head, pull 100 ton at 0-10 m/min,

• 1x 320,00 m diameter 56 mm wire, 1x 160,00 m diameter 60 mm rope, 320 ton brake

• Capstan: 5 ton at 15 m/min. Electrically driven

• Towing winch aft: Hydraulically driven, escort winch with spooling device, pull 80 ton at 0-11 m/min, 600,00 m /56 mm wire, 320 ton brake

• Towing hook aft: Mampaey 100 ton SWL.

• Stern roller: SWL. 126 ton, length: 3,00 m diameter: 1,20 m

Bollard pull

Ahead: 96,6 t

Astern: 89,6 t

Lifting equipment

1x Deck crane Heila HLM 10-2S - SWL 1.100 kg at 7,84 m

Tank capacities

Fuel oil: 200,0 m³

Fresh water: 65,6 m³

Foam: 14,3 m³

Dispersant: 3,0 m³

Lubrication oil: 10,7 m³

Bilge water: 4,9 m³

Dirty oil: 4,9 m³

Sewage: 2,3 m³

Sludge: 2,4 m³

Nautical & communication equipment

• Radar system: 2x Furuno FAR-2117

• Compass: Magnetic Kotter/ Satellite Furuno SC 50

• Autopilot: Simrad AP-50

• GPS: Furuno GP-150

• Echosounder: Furuno FE-700

• Speedlog: Furuno DS-80

• VHF Radio Telephone: 2x Sailor RT5022 (one with DSC)

• SSB: Furuno FS-1570

• AIS: Furuno FA-150

• Navtex: Furuno NX-700

• Inmarsat: Furuno Felcom 15 + spare

• Anemometer: Windsonic OMC 115

Cargo gear

For 13 persons, insulated and finished with durable modern linings, floating floors, acoustical ceiling in the wheelhouse and air-conditioned. With 8 cabins, galley, mess/dayroom and sanitary facilities

Operator

Boluda Towage Europe

Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Registered owner

Boluda Corporation Maritima

Valencia

Spain

Previous names & owners

2009 - 2016 Smit Tiger - Smit Harbour Towage BV, Rotterdam - The Netherlands

2016 - 2019 Smit Tiger - Kotug Smit Towage, Rotterdam - The Netherlands

Latest data adjustment

06 February 2024