Afon Braint

Twin screw 25m shallow draft seagoing tug/workboat.

Afon Braint

Twin screw 25m shallow draft seagoing tug/workboat.

Afon Braint

Twin screw 25m shallow draft seagoing tug/workboat.

Afon Braint

Twin screw 25m shallow draft seagoing tug/workboat.

Afon Braint

Twin screw 25m shallow draft seagoing tug/workboat.

Afon Braint

Twin screw 25m shallow draft seagoing tug/workboat.

Built 2005 – Hepworth Shipyard, Paull, UK
Classification Lloyds +100 A1 Tug LMC UMS UK MCA Code of practice category I, 150 miles from safe haven
Dimensions
Length 25.5m
Beam 9.5m
Minimum Working Draft 2.4m
Main Engines 2 x Cummins KTA38-M2 engines, total 2600bhp, each driving fixed pitch propellers in fixed Kort nozzles through ZF gearboxes fitted with box coolers
Bollard Pull 34 tonnes
Max Free Running Speed 11.2 knots
Fuel Capacity 126m³
Fresh Water Capacity 72m³
Navigation Aids GPS and magentic compasses, DGPS, 2 x radars, echosounder, doppler log, AIS, cameras and displays, searchlights, Navtex, electronic chart display, autopilot, Inmarsat C, MF/HF radio, 2 x VHF (1 x DSC), wheelhouse winch control iridium satellite phone and fax, email, mobile phone
Equipment Double drum anchor handling and towing winch, 45 tonnes pull @ 9m/min, capacity 2 x 500m x 44mm towing wire. 3.5m wide stern roller with hydraulic guide pins. Spare wire on powered storage reel in hold. Palfinger PK 120000 ME Hydraulic Crane, capacity 24,490kg @ 3.5m to 6,390 kg @ 14.3m. 10 tonne tugger winch, 2 x Cummins 50 kva gensets. 2 x Cummins diesel hydraulic power packs. Kort KT 150 bow thruster. High lift rudders. Fuel and fresh water supply pumps. Hardwood covered working deck. Demountable 40 tonne ‘A’ frame. 35 tonne tow hook. Double bow fender and heavy fendering all round. Fresh water maker, 3,000 litres per day
Accommodation 12 persons. Heated and air-conditioned.