UKD SEALION
UKD Sealion photographed at Fawley on 4 April 2015.
She is a 25m Multicat built by Damen Shipyards for UK Dredging and was designed to provide dredging support with bed levelling, buoy handling and survey capability. Her principal duties are bed levelling and her 10m plough is capable of working at a depth of 20m.
The Multicat form provides the stability to assist in dredging support, to handle floating pipelines and to act as a marine working platform. She is fully equipped with DGPS and digital mapping and can work with other dredgers or on a stand alone basis.
Winch arrangements permit three point anchoring allowing accurate positioning for holding the vessel on station in difficult tidal or weather conditions.
Accommodation is provided for 5 people.
Overall she is 25.97m long with a 10.06m beam and 2.55m maximum draught.
Speed is 9.6 knots via twin Cummins KTA 19M3 (2 x 477kW).
Bollardpull is 17.6t
MMSI - 235004829
REG - UK, Southampton
IMO - 9267314
Call Sign - VSUX2
Dredger
Built - Damen SY, NL
Yard No.- 999
L 25.97m W 10.06m
GT 224
Year - 2003
Fawley, 4 April 2015
She is a 25m Multicat built by Damen Shipyards for UK Dredging and was designed to provide dredging support with bed levelling, buoy handling and survey capability. Her principal duties are bed levelling and her 10m plough is capable of working at a depth of 20m.
The Multicat form provides the stability to assist in dredging support, to handle floating pipelines and to act as a marine working platform. She is fully equipped with DGPS and digital mapping and can work with other dredgers or on a stand alone basis.
Winch arrangements permit three point anchoring allowing accurate positioning for holding the vessel on station in difficult tidal or weather conditions.
Accommodation is provided for 5 people.
Overall she is 25.97m long with a 10.06m beam and 2.55m maximum draught.
Speed is 9.6 knots via twin Cummins KTA 19M3 (2 x 477kW).
Bollardpull is 17.6t
MMSI - 235004829
REG - UK, Southampton
IMO - 9267314
Call Sign - VSUX2
Dredger
Built - Damen SY, NL
Yard No.- 999
L 25.97m W 10.06m
GT 224
Year - 2003
Fawley, 4 April 2015
JOHANNIS De RIJKE
Split Hopper Dredger Johannis De Rijke photographed in Liverpool Docks on 19 February 2014.
She was built by the De Donge BV Shipyard in Raamsdonkveer, The Netherlands as Yard Number 4924 in 2007 and up to 2008 was called Comer Hard. Powered by a Caterpillar 3506 (692 kW) engine she can make 7 Knots. Overall length is 54.8m with a 11.12m beam and 3.64m draught, her hopper can hold 942m3 of material. She is managed by Dutch Company Van Oord who are an International Contractor who specialises in dredging, marine engineering, off shore work as well as other projects. They are based in Rotterdam but have numerous offices around the world, the Company dates back to 1868. MMSI - 246324000 REG - NL, Rotterdam IMO - 9098969 Call Sign - PBPO Dredger Built - De Donge, Raamsdonksveer, NL Yard No. - 4924 L 54.8m W 11.12m GT - 869 Year - 2007 Liverpool, 19 February 2014 |
CAUSEWAY
Trailing hopper suction dredger Causeway photographed on the 25 October 2014 in the Solent just South of Fawley. I took the picture from the Red Funnel ferry as we headed to the Isle Of Wight.
Overall she is 92.1m long with a 19m beam and 6.82m draught and is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516 (9472kW) diesel engines giving a top speed of 11 knots. Hold capacity is 4500m3 of dredged material. Her suction pipe has a diameter of 900mm and she can dredge up to 30m below sea level. GT = 4320 and DWT 5950. She is designed to operate up to 15 miles from shore or 20 miles from port or dredging over 15 miles from shore with a significant wave height of less than 2.5m. The vessel is operated by Boskalis Westminster who commenced operations in 1933. Since I saw her she has left the Solent area and at the time of writing is heading across the English Channel on her way to Calais. MMSI - 210523000 REG - CY, Limmasol IMO - 9653197 Call Sign - 5VB3 Trailing Hopper Suction Dredger Built - Partner Ship Yard, Gdansk, PO Yard No.- 320 L 92.1m W 19m GT 4320 Year - 2013 Solent, 25 October 2014 |
Norma
On 23 April 2013 at the Mersey entrance to the Albert Dock Westminster Dredings Norma was hard at work in front of the main dock gates. According to the internet this versatile vessel can operate in either water injection mode or as a plough boat. Water injection is achieved via two low pressure water pumps which circulate water to a specially designed injection head fitted with multiple water jets, the combined output of these pumps being up to 7400m3 per hour. The injection head is brought into contact with the seabed and a pre-determined thickness fluidised. Accurate horizontal positioning and track plotting is achieved using DGPS to enable targeted dredging. Vertical control is achieved using tidal data transmitted from shore together with digital ladder depth indication. Twin Scottel azimuth thrusters permit a high degree of manoeuvrability with the ability to dredge accurately and in confined areas. Year of construction 1981 with major upgrade 2008 
Length overall 27.00m
Length BPP 18.80m Width 9.50m Depth moulded 3.00m Draught 2.15m Main propulsion 625 kW (850 h.p.) Manoeuvring Propulsion 2 No. Schottels 2 x 220 kW (2x300 h.p.) Bowthruster 120 kW (160 h.p.) Jetting Head -- maximum depth 19.00 m - width 8.80 mMMSI - 232003935 REG - UK IMO - Call Sign - MVZN9 Dredger Built - Yard No. - L 27m W 18m GT - Year - 1981 Liverpool, 23 April 2013 |
ROAR R & HELGE R
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 |
san martino
San Martino photographed in Salerno on 8 June 2012 with a cargo of large rocks. These were presumably being delivered to or loaded from the construction site in the background. She is a multi-purpose pontoon equipped with a Liebherr HS 895 120t crane making the vessel suitable for dredging, on deck freight transport and other operations. Overall length is 49.0m with a 12.9m beam and 3m draught. Load capacity is 700t. She is powered by twin Cummins KTA19 (2x600kW) diesel engines and can make 10 knots. I took the photograph from the deck of the Serenade of the Seas after we had just got back from a trip to Pompeii via a taxi just outside the port. MMSI -247225600 REG - IT, IMO - 8742575 Call Sign - IKVX2 Dredger / Multi-Use Pontoon. Built - Yard No. - L - 49.0m W -12.9m GT - 343 Year - 2008 Salerno, 8 June 2012 |
NEEDLES
Photographed in Yarmouth on the West side of the Isle of Wight Needles is a 300m³ capacity self-propelled split hopper barge.
She is noted as being a manouverable vessel capable of accessing more restricted sites and is one of a pair of vessels operated by Jenkins Marine for capital and maintenance dredging, beach replenishment and coast/pipeline protection projects. Her length is 44.1m with a 8.2m beam and 2.8m draft. Powered by a Caterpillar 3412 (650 bhp) engine she can make 8 knots loaded or 10 knots unloaded. Jenkins marine are based in Poole, Dorset and for over 25 years have been operating a range of Hopper Barges, Deck Cargo Barges, Multi-use vessels, tugs, Modular Pontoons and Workboats. Photographed, 29 October 2013 |
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COMAR PRIMO
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Photographed in the Port of Livorno on 31 May 2012 Giuseppe Cucco is a Grab Hopper Dredger owned by La Dragaggi SRL.
She was built by Strasbourg F&C as Yard Number 759 in 1977 and has a length of 55m, beam of 10m and a 1.5m draught. Powered by two Schottel 487hp engines she can make 9 Knots with a range of 1,300 nautical miles. Equipped with an Hitachi EX1100 hydraulic excavator she can dredge up to 16m below sea level with a 2.5m3 grab bucket and 4.5m3 of sand or 5.0m3 of mud with a clamshell bucket. Hopper dimensions are 30m x 7m and the vessel has a loading capacity of 1,200t. Accommodation is provided onboard for four people in four air-conditioned single cabins. La Dragaggi SRL undertake activities including dredging works, land reclamation, beach nourishment, environmental clean-ups, maritime maintenance and construction. The company dates back to around 1870 when a 25m wooden barge was used as a river and coastal vessel for the transport of farm products, sand, bricks and other materials. Around 1900 the company started transporting building products before moving into dredging and other activities after the Second World War. MMSI - 247265200 REG - IT, IMO - 8942747 Call Sign - IWYU Dredger Built - Strasbourg F&C, Strasbourg, FR Yard No. - 759 L 45m W 10m GT - 540 Year - 1977 Livorno, 31 May 2012 |
Comar Primo is operated by Italian Company Nolimar which was founded in 2009. They undertake dredging operations, the construction of piers and docks as well as other activities.
Comar Primo is a single hulled motor barge/crane pontoon with a full bridge located in the aft superstructure. She has a length of 33.24m with a 16.03m beam and 2.335m maximum draught and was built by Watanabe Shipbuilding in Nagasaki, Japan as Yard Number 331 in 1973. Powered by two IVECO AIFO SPA 4S 8 cyl engines (2 x 283KW) she can make 5.0 knots via twin fixed pitch propellers. With a deck loading of 9.8kN/m2 over a 18m x 14.3m area she can accommodate a maximum load of 40tons. She is seen here hard at work in the Port of Livorno on 31 May 2012 MMSI - 247154200 REG - IT, Naples IMO - Uncertain Call Sign - IQVX Dredger Built - Watanabe Shipbuilding, Nagasaki, JP Yard No. - 331 L 33.24m W 16.03m GT - 498 Year - 1973 Livorno, 31 May 2012 |
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MMSI - 247239500 REG - IT, IMO - 9583067 Call Sign - ILMB2 Dredger Built - Donge Yard No. - 4971 L 57m W 11m GT - 858 Year - 2010 Livorno, 31 May 2012 |
UKD Bluefin
MMSI -232002803 REG - UK, Swansea IMO - 9143427 Call Sign - MWZL7 Dredger Built - Ferguson SB, Port Glasgow, UK Yard No. - 703 L 98m W 28m GT - 4171 Year - 1987 Immingham, 23 August 2012 |
