Gent 18
Westerschelde 05 April 2017
 
Gent 19   Gent 17   Gent 20   Gent 21   Gent 22   Gent IMO 8409305 23
Westerschelde 05/04/17 Westerschelde 15/12/16 Vlissingen 19/05/18 Vlissingen 19/05/18   Vlissingen 19/05/18   Westerschelde 19/05/17
                     
Gent 02   Gent 03   Gent 05   Gent 11   Gent 12   Gent 14
Zeebrugge14/06/04 Zeebrugge 03/10/03 Zeebrugge 24/09/03 Vlissingen 04/10/12   Westerschelde 28/0712   Westerschelde 28/07/12
                     
Gent 15   Gent 16   Gent   Gent IMO 8409305 24   Gent IMO 8409305 25    
Westerschelde 14/09/14   Westerschelde 29/07/15   Zeebrugge 14/06/04   Westerschelde 10/06/16    Westerschelde 10/06/16    
                     

Name

GENT

Location

Westerschelde 05 April 2015

Type

Tug boat - Coastal area - Twin azimuth stern drive

IMO-number

8409305

ENI-number

06105263

Registration number

02 00011 2007

Classification

Bureau Veritas

Call sign

ORLS

Flag

Belgium

Port of registry

Gent

GT

323 t

NT

97 t

Length

33,13 m overall

29,55 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

9,64 m

Draught

Max.: 4,60 m

Freeboard

417 mm

Depth

4,60 m

Speed

Max.: 12,0 knots

Economic: 9,0 knots

Built

1985

Date of completion

05/07/1985

Builder

Chantiers de Naval Rupelmonde
Rupelmonde
Belgium

Yard number

0455

Hull material

Steel

Watertight compartment

5

Continuous decks

1

Bollard pull

Ahead - 40 t
Astern - 37 t

Propulsion

2x Deutz type SBV8M628 - 4 stroke 8 cylinder 240 x 280 mm medium speed combustion engines total 2.482 / 3.372 hp at 850 rpm
Built: 1984
Licence: Deutz, Köln - Germany

Propeller

2x Azimuth Aquamaster at 262 rpm propeller in Kort nozzle via a step-up gearbox, fluid coupling and twin cardan shaft

Electrical installation

Power voltage:380 V
Lighting voltage:220 V
Frequency: 50 Hz

Generators

2x Scania DS 11 diesel generatorset each 131 kVA - 105 kW - 143 hp / 3x 380 Volt - 50Hz

Auxiliaries

  • Hydraulic pumps and emergency pumps for towing equipment

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

Deck equipment

  • Hydraulic towing winch combined with anchor windlass on forecastle deck.

  • Identical towing winch, combined with bridle winch on aft deck.

  • Towing winches: Brake holding: 80 t - 95 t, dynamic: 28 t at 26 m/min, Slack rope speed: 50 m/min.

  • Bridle winch: Brake holding: 53 t - dynamic: 10 t at 26 m/min. 45 t SWL towing hook with 3 hydraulic releases.

Towing hook

Brusselle C32 - 45 t SWL

Tank capacities

Fuel oil: 143 m³
Potable water: 24 m³

Accommodation

Air-conditioned accommodation for 6 persons

Navigation & communication equipment

Magnetic compass - Cassens & Plath Reflex 11
Echo sounder - Furuno FE-700
VHF - Sailor RT2048
Radar - Furuno FR2115
GPS - Furuno GP-150

Operator

URS N.V. (Unie van Redding- en Sleepvaart)
Italiëlei
B-2030 Antwerpen
Belgium

Owner

Kotug Smit Towage
Wilhelminakade 300
3072 AR Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Previous owner

  • 1985 URS N.V. (Unie van Redding- en Sleepvaart), B-2030 Antwerpen - Belgium

  • 2011 URS BvbA, Antwerpen - Belgium

  • 2006 B.V. Zeeuwse Maritieme Holding, Terneuzen - The Netherlands

  • 2010 Unie van Redding & Sleepdienst Nederland B.V., 4531 PA Terneuzen - The Netherlands

Joint venture

2016 Kotug and Boskalis

Remarks

BP - Certified bollard pull in metric tons
A.H. - Anchor handling (open stern)
F.F. - Fire fighting
A.S.D. - Twin azimuth stern drive (Z-drive) propulsion
COMBI - Fitted with retractable azimuth bow thruster
V.S. - Voith Schneider

Renamed

2018 Gesper
Russian name: ГЕСПЕР
Russian Federation , St. Petersburg - Call sign: UBFR2
Owner: Northern Alliance LLC, St.Petersburg - Russia

Latest data adjustment

20 February 2023