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Boka Sherpa 01

Westerschelde 23 October 2018

 

Name

BOKA SHERPA

Previous names

2005 - 2018 Faitmount Sherpa

Type

Oceangoing tug boat - Anchor handling tug - Fire fighting ship

IMO-number

9315563

Call sign

9HA4809

Flag

Malta

Port of registry

Valletta

Previous flags

2005 - 2018 The Netherlands, Rotterdam - Call sign: PBNF

GT

3.239 t

DWT

Summer: 3.567 t

NT

971 t

Length

75,05 m overall

66,60 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

18,07 m extreme

Draught

Max: 6,80 m

Min: 4,08 m

Freeboard

1.219 mm

Depth

8,00 m moulded

Speed

Max: 16,5 knots

Service: 12,0 knots

Built

2005

Keel laid

20/08/2004

Launch date

22/03/2005

Date of completion

27/05/2005

Builder

Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair

Niigata

Japan

Yard number

N-0003

Hull material

Steel

Main engine

4x Wärtsilä 6L32 - 4 stroke 6 cylinder combustion engines each 3.000 kW / 4.080 bhp at 750 rpm

Build: 2005

Propellers

2x Screw propeller controllable pitch - at 155,0 rpm

Diameter: 3.850 mm in nozzle

Boilers

2x CHO 22,00 m² - 19,0 bar

Generators

2x Main diesel generatorsets 462 kVA - 370 kW - 543 hp

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 155 kVA - 124 kW - 149 hp

Bow thruster

Bow thruster: 825 kW

Stern thruster: 736 kW

Bollard pull

205 t

Deck area

384 m³

Towing winches/gear

Winch:

1x Electro-hydraulic waterfall type triple drum towing/anchor handling winch, consisting of three declutch able towing/ anchor handling drums

Wires:

2x Towing drums:1.500 m x 76 mm diameter tow wire each.

Working drum: 300 m x 76 mm diameter work wire

Chains:

1x 27,5 m towing chain Ø 76 mm (3 inch)

2x 15 m towing chain Ø 76 mm (3 inch)

2x 100 m towing pennant Ø 77 mm (3 inch)

1x 50 m towing pennant Ø 77 mm (3 inch)

2x 30 m towing pennant Ø 77 mm (3 inch)

Brake holding capacity: 400 t

Towing winches/gear (continued)

Gypsy: 2x Non-declutchable gypsies, 3 inch

Storage reels: 1x Spare tow wire-capacity 1.500 x 76 mm four sets of pennant wires on storage reel

Shark jaw: 1x Hydraulic operated shark jaw SWL 350 t

Tow pins: 1x Set vertical hydraulic guide pins, SWL 200 t

Fifi I & oil-pollution control

2x Dual foam/water monitors, capacity each 1.200 m³/hour, remote controlled

Oil dispersant system

Tank capacities

HFO: 2.201 m³ / 2.113 t

MGO: 539 m³ / 469 t

Potable water: 216 m³

Faom tank: 11 m³

Dispersant tank: 11 m³

Lifting equipment

2x Pedestal mounted 360 slewing cranes 8,0 t SWL at 7,00 m outreach

Previous managers

Total bunks: 36

Officer and crew: 12 (6x1)(3x2)

Towing crew: 24 (6x4)

Registered owner

Royal Boskalis Westminister N.V.

3350 AA Papendrecht

The Netherlands

Previous names & owners

05/2005 Fairmount Sherpa - MPC Scheepfonds Fairmount Sherpa C.V. - Panama. Managing: Fairmount Marine B.V., Rotterdam - The Netherlands for Hanzevast Shipping B.V., Groningen.- The Netherlands

10/2008 Fairmount Sherpa - Fairmount Marine B.V., Rotterdam - The Netherlands

03/2014 Fairmount Sherpa - Boskalis B.V., Papendrecht - The Netherlands

Latest data adjustment

04 February 2020