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Damen Delivers High Level of Tug Tech

Damen is well-renowned for its innova- tive tug design, construction and outfit- ting prowess, a reputation upheld on a pair of vessels, the recently delivered

Levanto Secondo and the currently under construction Damen Azimuth

Stern Drive Tug 2411 yard number 512201. the waterline. The wheelhouse has a control stand, with an excellent optimal view in all directions.

A pair of nine-cylinder Wartsila 9L20 engines (1,620 kW (2,172 bhp) at 1,000 rpm each) power Levanto Secondo, driving Schottel SRP 1212 thrusters, with controllable pitch propellers. The vessel is designed to comply flexibly to a specific owners need, as it is able to accommodate a number of different engines and thrusters from different

Vessels manufacturers.

On the fore deck and on the aft deck

Kraaijeveld towing winches are fitted.

The brake holding power of both winch- es is 130 tons, and both winches have stainless steel rims with band brakes and friction clutches. The fore winch is of the single drum type, suitable for 150 m synthetic rope of 80 mm diameter. The

Levanto Secondo

Levanto Secondo is a Damen Azimuth

Stern Drive Tug 2810 delivered in

October 2002, to SCAFI, an Italian operator. The design of the Azimuth

Stern Drive 2810 has been completely prepared to comply with U.S. tonnage rules and USCG-requirements, so that it can be of interest and use to the U.S. market as well. Levanto Secondo is the second vessel of this type, ordered by

SCAFI, and it will be used in the harbor of La Spezia in the northern part of Italy.

The ASD Tug 2810 has a round bilge

Curagao Drydock Company, Inc.

YARD Shiprepair • Conversion • Engineering

PRS Portrepair • On-Voyage Services

Damen ASD Tug 2810 — Levanto Secondo — was recently delivered.

Damen ASD Tug 2411 is currently under con- struction. hull with a transom stern and a rounded bow. The transom corners are well rounded and the forecastle gives suffi- cient bow height for severe working conditions. The hull is divided into five compartments and features 10 mm side and bottom plating, and 8mm deck plat- ing. Bottom plating in the thruster area is increased to 12 mm, and the sheer- strake has a plate thickness of 15 mm.

The large superstructure has ample space for a separate galley and mess room and for the cabins for the captain and the chief engineer. Below deck three cabins are arranged, two single officer's cabins and one three crew cabin. All below deck cabins are arranged above

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