Sanmar Hands Over M/T BAUS

Sanmar, Turkey’s pioneering tugboat building specialist, has delivered the ASD tug ‘Baus’ to the Norwegian owner Buksér og Berging AS.

Baus is the sixteenth vessel of the builder’s popular Ulupinar Class ASD tug series designed by Robert Allan Limited of Vancouver, Canada, but with a number of changes to meet the owner/operator’s requirements and/or stringent Norwegian regulations regarding crew accommodation.

Increasing the beam by a mere 40cm has allowed the inclusion of bigger engines (and increasing the static bollard pull to 55 tonnes and the free-running speed to 12.5 knots) and allows an improved layout to the living quarters.

The new model measures 24.40m x 9.55m beam with a draft aft of 4.75m, Baus is powered by a pair of Caterpillar 3512 main diesels, each developing 1,500kW at 1,600 rev/min. These turn Rolls Royce stern mounted US 205FP Z-drives in conventional ASD configuration with propeller diameters of 2,200mm. The vessel’s electrical needs are supplied by a pair of Caterpillar C4.4 generator sets each of 86kW.

Below main deck the forward accommodation area has been extended aft by two frames to provide two twin berth cabins and separate WC and shower compartments. On main deck there are single cabins for captain and chief engineer and amongst other changes from the slightly less beamy version is an entirely separate galley and mess room arrangement.

Other changes and improvements over earlier versions include a full FiFi1 external fire-fighting system, Karmoy hydraulic winches fore and aft driven via main engine PTO and increased wheelhouse foot print with access both sides.

Sanmar also claims that a new skeg design has benefited the tug’s manoeuvrability, allowing the vessel an escort capacity of more than 40 tonnes at 8 knots.

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sanmar, March 18, 2014