India: SCI Takes Delivery of AHTS Vessel Kundan

SCI Takes Delivery of AHTS Vessel Kundan

‘SCI Kundan’, an anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS), was delivered to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Mumbai. This is the second in the series of four vessels of 120T Bollard Pull AHTS being built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the SCI.

Captain Devadas, senior vice-president for the SCI, and P Vinayakumar, Director on behalf of the Cochin Shipyard, signed the Protocol documents of the ship, according to IBN Live.

Among the witnesses of this signing were Cmde K Subramaniam, CMD, CSL and senior officials from CSL and SCI. ‘SCI Kundan’ can accommodate 29 persons, and be used as a platform supply vessel besides the anchor handling facility. These vessels are used as support platforms to rigs and oil platforms.

The shipyard is building four other offshore vessels for the SCI, all of which are in advanced stages of construction.

About ‘SCI Kundan’:

The vessel is of AH03 type, designed by STX OSV, Norway (ex- Aker Yards) and is certified under dual class by the Rules and Regulations of American Bureau of Shipping & Indian Register of Shipping and registered under the Indian flag. This 65.2 x 16.0 Meter vessel is a high end Anchor handler with a capacity of 120 T Bollard pull which is equipped with two Nos of 4000 KW Diesel Engines and two Nos of Controlled pitch propeller in Kort Nozzles. The vessel features Grade I Dynamic Positioning capabilities along with compliance to ERRV class ‘C’ and Fire Fighting class I capability.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, April 4, 2012; Image: stxosv