RELUME

The Relume (IMO: 9280720, Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahama's) has been specifically designed to facilitate the delivery of a wider range of related services, enabling her owner Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) to provide additional support to the offshore oil industry, environmental protection agencies and marine safety and charting organisations. The vessel was built in 2004 at Damen Shipyards, Flushing, The Netherlands and is 82.6 meters long and 16.5 meters wide. She is fitted with an ample working deck fitted with container securing points, multiple electrical power points, a 25-tonne crane, advanced sonar equipment and a sophisticated Dynamic Positioning System. The Relume is propelled by two Rolls Royce (Aquamaster) Azimuth units of 1500 KW each and 2 x Rolls Royce (Kamewa) Bow Tunnel Thruster units of 515 KW each giving the vessel a service speed of 13 knots. The ship provides accomodation in 10 officers cabins, 26 Petty Officers/Crew berths and an owners suite.

The Relume arrived this morning at Damen, Schiedam. She is expected to stay there for about three weeks.

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SUBHADRA

The Subhadra (IMO: 9396593, Port of Registry: Mumbai, India) is a Supply Vessel/Tug of 78 meters long, 17.2 meters wide and a maximum draught of almost 7 meters. The vessel was built in 2008 at Kleven Vaerft, Norway. The Subhadra is propelled by a Rolls Royce diesel engine and is equipped with one bow thruster and two stern thrusters of 882 KW each which gives the vessel a bollard pull of 188 tons. She is operated by Varun Shipping Company, India. The Subhadra arrived this morning at CCT Moerdijk. Click here for the current position of the Subhadra

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FAIRMOUNT SUMMIT & FAIRMOUNT SHERPA

Today's SotD are the anchor-handling tug Fairmount Summit (IMO: 9315563, Port of Registry: Panama) and Fairmount Sherpa. These 75 metres long, 18 metres wide tugs have an engine capacity of 16,320 BHP which is delivered by a Wartsila W6L32 engine. This capacity give the vessels a 205 ton bollard pull. The vessels are equipped with a 825 KW bow thruster and a 736 KW stern thruster. The vessels were built in 2005 at Niigata, Japan and are owned by the Dutch company Fairmount Marine. The vessels' sister vessel is the Fairmount Alpine.

The Fairmount Summit and Sherpa will arrive this morning in Rotterdam from after delivering the FPSO Skarv Idun in the port of Stord, Norway. The two tugs needed just 92 days for the long distance tow of about 15,300 nautical miles from Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. More info: Fairmount Marine.

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SUBHADRA

The Subhadra (IMO: 9396593, Port of Registry: Mumbai, India) is a Supply Vessel/Tug of 78 meters long, 17.2 meters wide and a maximum draught of almost 7 meters. The vessel was built in 2008 at Kleven Vaerft, Norway. The Subhadra is propelled by a Rolls Royce diesel engine and is equipped with one bow thruster and two stern thrusters of 882 KW each which gives the vessel a bollard pull of 188 tons. She is operated by Varun Shipping Company, India. The Subhadra arrived this morning at the Calandkanaal, Rotterdam. She will leave within a few days, with the Heerema's crane ship Thialf on tow. Click here for the current position of the Subhadra

Source: Shipspotting.com Copyright: Richard Patton