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Versatile Harbor Tug

Earlier this summer Sealink Marine Shipyards launched a versatile ASD tug from its facility in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. The 32 x 11.8-m tug has a 5.2-m molded depth. Mounted forward it a Macgregor: MG-HAT/GDG22- 0115U02080 combination anchor and hawser winch with 150-ton braking.

Mounted aft is a Macgregor: MG-HTW1-0218008048 towing winch also with a 150-ton holding brake. Power for this capable vessel derives from a pair of Cummins QSK60M diesels each generating 2,300 hp at 1,900 rpm.

These turn 2.4-meter controllable pitch propellers on Rolls-Royce azimuting drive units. This power gives the tug a 57.56-ton bollard pull ahead, a 53.87- ton bollard pull astern and a 13.6-knot free running speed. A pair of 110-kW

Cummins QSB7-DM-powered generators provides electrical power. For ad- ditional versatility the tug is ? tted with a dispersant system to comply with

MARPOL I, IV, V and VI. External FiFi capability is provided by two 141 cu.-m.-per-hour monitors supplied by a ? re pump with power takeoff from the main engine. The one-man operation bridge has a 360-degree view along with extensive electronic navigation and communications equipment. Ac- commodation for up to eight crewmembers is provided in two one-person and three two-person cabins. All accommodations are centrally air-conditioned.

For ship-handling the bow fendering included D-fendering all round with

W push bow and pilot boarding platform. Class noti? cation if ABS + A1, +AMS, Circle E, FFV1 and Towing Vessel (Harbour Service, Towing Ser- vice.

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