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Klyne Fleet Developments

By David Tinsley, technical editor

A growing force in the North

European market, Lowestoft- based Klyne Tugs has upgraded a powerful salvage tug for U.K.

Coastguard use and ordered its first-ever, purpose-designed new- building from a yard in Japan.

The versatile Anglian Prince has just taken up station at Stornoway, in the northern Hebrides, in readi- ness for her first winter season deployment under contract to the

Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).

As a designated Emergency

Towing Vessel (ETV), her main purpose will be to assist shipping in the event of a situation where there is a potential threat to life or the risk of pollution to the environ- ment. The MCA has made a com- mitment to the Anglian Prince for three seasons commencing Oct. 1 each year, thereby providing cover of an area notorious for heavy weather in the winter months with an extensively-equipped tug offer- ing a bollard pull capacity of 170- tons. From her winter homeport on the Isle of Lewis, she will carry out her duties in liaison with the local Coastguard network, RAF and Coastguard helicopters, the

RNLI and other emergency ser- and lifesaving gear has been taken aboard to ensure that the require- ments of the specialist

ETV role can be met in full. In the meantime, the company's 190-ft. (58 m) deepsea anchor-handling (Continued on page 110)

Salvage tug Anglian

Prince has been refitted for U.K.

Coastguard duties.

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MCA's assistant Chief

Coastguard Tony Griffiths said "We have previously worked close- ly with Klyne Tugs in resolving several major incidents in the past, and look forward to develop- ing a similar close operational relationship in the future. This is essential to ensure a successful outcome to marine accidents."

Klyne Tugs carried out a pro- gram of modifications at its Suffolk base port of Lowestoft, involving local contractors and featuring the upgrade of several shipboard sys- tems. A completely new firefight- ing outfit was installed, entailing two remotely operated monitors and a self-contained diesel-driven fire pump, capable of supplying 1,200-cu. m. of water per hour. The system incorporates a Counterfire foam proportioner, to give a water/foam facility as required.

Anglian Prince now has new

ARPA radar equipment and an enhanced GMDSS communica- tions system. Additional salvage

October, 1998