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Name

UNION PEARL

Type

Seagoing azimuth stern drive tug

IMO-number

9314272

Registration number

01 00647 2005

Call sign

OROC

Flag

Belgium

Port of registry

Zeebrugge

GT

497 t

DWT

Summer: 92 t

NT

147 t

Length

33,71 m overall

Breadth

11,51 m

Draught

Max.: 4,40 m

Freeboard

1.200 mm

Depth

5,60 m

Speed

Max.: 13,0 knots

Eco: 10,0 knots

Built

2005

Date of order

01.01.2004

Builder

Astilleros Armon S.A.
Navia
Spain

Hull type

Single hull

Bollard pull

Ahead 66 t

Astern: 62 t

Propulsion

2x ABC type 8(M)DZC-1000-175 - 8 cylinder 4-stroke-trunk-type diesel engines each 1.830 kW / totalling 3.660 kW / 5.030 hp at 1.000 rpm, driving two Schottel type SRP1515FP full azimuth propellers in ’Kort’ nozzles
Propeller thrust and direction are bridge-controlled by means of two individual (PS/SB) control stations, with separate direction and rpm settings, resulting in fast and accurate manoeuvrability. The ’Kort’ nozzles guarantee a high pull/power ratio.

Builder:

Anglo Belgian Corporation N.V.
Wiedauwkaai 43
9000 Gent
Belgium

Generators

2x Scania DS 9 95M - each 196 kW diesel engines coupled with generators each 180 kVA 3x 380 V - 50 Hz.

Harbour generator

1x Diesel generatorset for harbour duties 90 kVA

Deck equipment

Robust waterfall winch Brusselle type SLH-130/50/2-1 with one warping head on aft deck. Brake holding: 130 tons, dynamic: 44 tons at 10 m/min, slack rope speed: 50 m/min.

Fire fighting equipment

2x Fire-fighting pumps, 1 x 1.500 m³/hr. + 1 x 1.200 m³/hr. at 18 bar delivering water to two water/foam monitors. The monitors and the complete FiFi-plant is computer remote controlled. Two distribution boxes at each side. Effective self-protecting water curtain, capacity 300 m³/hr.

Tank capacities

Potable water: 30 m³

Fuel oil: 210 m³

Foam: 30 m³

Lifting equipment

1x Crane - SWK 4,0 t @ 2,00 m

Accommodation

The air-conditioned accommodation provides for 9 men in four cabins

Navigation & communication equipment

Magnetic compass: Observator

Echo sounder: Skipper GDS-101

VHF: Sailor DSC RT-4822

Radar: Decca Bridgemaster II C252/6

GPS: Furuno GP-35

Operator

URS Belgium
Italiëlei 3 bus 2
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium

Manager

Kotug Smit
Wilhelminakade 300
3072 AR Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Joint Venture

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

Previous owner

Lico Leasing E.F.C. S.A.
Calle de Miguel Angel 23
28010 Madrid
Spain

Remarks

ASD - Twin Azimuth Stern Drive (z-drive) propulsion

FF - Fire Fighting

Latest data adjustment

13 September 2016