Italy: MarinaMaster 8000 Passes Trials

 MarinaMaster 8000 Passes Trials

The first MarinaMaster 8000 has been named ‘Tullulah Bella’ and has undergone successful trials at Fambridge Marina in Essex for her new owners Yacht Havens Ltd.

She was unloaded from the lorry after an uneventful journey from Italy and assembled in icy weather before being launched into the marina.

She floated to her design marks and started straight away ready to go to work.

She is now dredging the marina as planned and she is expected to be showcased  in June at SeaWork 2013 in Southampton, where she will be presented to the world. MarinaMaster 8000 is built in Italy by Italdraghe SpA.

This exceptionally versatile and manoeuvrable dredger, is built to Italian Naval Registry regulations. No wires are required and the dredger can operate inside marina finger berths so that the fingers do not need to be removed.

Being self-propelled, the MarinaMaster 8000 can navigate independently on the water between dredging sites.

The MarinaMaster 8000 has an overall length of 14.20 metres and can dredge down to 8.2 metres deep.

A key feature of the design of this unique dredger are the two sponsons that are positioned longitudinally for transportation and then hinged outwards to ensure stability during dredging operations. So when being transported by road the width is only 4.2 metres.

The MarinaMaster 8000 is powered by an Iveco C78 electronic managed diesel engine with a continuous power rating of 300 hp at 2,000 rpm.

The Iveco engine drives a 4-bladed 565 mm rotor diameter Italdraghe PD 180 S centrifugal dredging pump capable of pumping an average of 90 cubic metres per hour of dredge material.

The MarinaMaster 8000 has two working spud legs positioned either side near the stern of the dredger which slide vertically inside sleeves hinged within the hull. The sleeves and the legs are moved hydraulically and are controlled from the cab.

The spud legs can be inclined independently during dredging 15° fore and aft to allow the MarinaMaster 8000 to move forward or back, to turn, or to ‘walk’ along the dredge area.

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Press Release, April 22, 2013