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SPLIT HOPPER BARGES - roar R & heLgE R

21/1/2014

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Split Hopper Barges Roar R and Helge R photographed in Liverpool on 2 September 2013.

They are owned by Rohde Nielsen who are based in Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark.

The company was established in 1968 by Captain Jens Rhode Nielsen and operate worldwide as a marine dredging contractor, they specialise in beach nourishment (replacement or preservation of sandy beaches), land reclamation, port development, dredging, off shore  trenching and back filling as well as a number of other activities.

They operate a fleet of 39 specially built and highly manoeuvrable vessels whose shallow draughts enables them to work close to shore. 
  
Roar R and Helge R have been purpose built to transport sand and silt from any area being dredged to the dumping or unloading site.

Both vessels have the same basic details and were built in 1979 by Drobeta-TS in Romania.
 
They are 60.3m long with a 11m beam and a 1.2m draught which increases to 3.56m when loaded.
 
Gross tonnage is 910 and net Tonnage 281.
 
The hold can accommodate 940m3 or 1737 tons of material and they are powered by CAT C18 ACERT main engines (2 x 339 kW at 1800 rpm) giving a speed of 8 knots when the vessels are in ballast and 6 knots  when fully loaded.

The vessels were named after Helge and Roar who were sons of King Halfdan.

The story/saga from Danish Myths and Legends goes that the King was murdered by his brother Frode who then tried to eliminate Roar and Helge too. The boys both escaped and later arranged for Frode to die in the fire of  his burning home. After the brothers are crowned Kings Roar becomes the King of  Lejre whilst Helge goes roaming and raiding as a Viking. Roar is later attacked
and killed whilst Helge is at sea, when he returns Helge kills his brothers
slayers.  

Roar R
MMSI - 246819000
REG - NL
IMO - 7906801
Call Sign - PBYZ
Split Hopper Barge
Built - Drobeta-TS, Drobeta, RO
Yard No. -18348002
L 60.3m W 11m
GT 910
Year - 1979
Liverpool, 2 September 2013

Helge R
MMSI - 246818000
REG - NL
IMO - 8861711
Call Sign - PBSW
Split Hopper Barge
 Built - Drobeta-TS, Drobeta, RO
Yard No. - 19353006
L 60.3m W 11m
GT 910
Year - 1979
Liverpool, 2 September 2013
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    My interest in ships and the sea started back in 2006 when I worked for a couple of years  on the banks of the River Mersey. I have since been on a couple of cruises around the Med and in the Far East and have started to take more interest in researching and photographing some of the ships and other vessels seen on my travels.

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