Name of Vessel: Seaways 9

Year Built: 1999

Overall dimensions: 37.0m x 11.4m x 4.95m

GT / NT: 458 / 137

Deadweight: 344.74 metric tonnes

Bollard Pull: Max 77 tonnes (Noble Denton Certificate dated 8-Jun-2007)

Accommodation: Fully air-conditioned for 14 men

Firefighting: To meet SOLAS requirements

Fuel: 320 cubic metres

Generators: 3 x 300 KW Detroit Diesel 8V-92TA, 380/3/50, diesel driven generators

Generator Consumption: 360 litres MDO and 10 litres lube oil per 24 hours

Steering Gear: Electro hydraulic

Lube Oil Purifier: Mitsubishi self cleaning SJ-10F fuel oil purifier

Stern Roller: Lenght 2.89M, Diameter 1.5M

Towing Pins and Sharkjaws: Ulstein combination unit

Anchors: 2 x 680kg stockless anchors

Towing winch: BRATVAAG Waterfall double drum AHT hydraulic winch with remote controls in wheelhouse. 140 tonnes brake capacity. 75 metric tonnes line pull @15 metres per minute. 650m x 52mm wire.

Wire Storage Reels: 2 x 6 ton line pull at 12m/min hydraulic wire storage reels of 750m x 52mm SWR capacity. One storage reel will contain 750m x 52mm of spare towing wire and the other reel will store various size pennant wires

Cutting equipment: Two bottles oxygen and one bottle acetylene c/w cutting torch

Radar: 1 x X-band daylight type radar c/w 6' scanner, FURUNO FR1525 MK2

VHF: 2 x VHF / FM multi-channel marine radio-telephones. FURUNO model FM 8500

Weather Facsimile: 1 x FURUNO DFAX-207

Fire Monitors: 2 fixed foam/water fire monitors of 3000 litres/min @ 120M head capacity. Fire pump of 360 cu m/hour

Classification: ABS + A1 (E) + AMS "Towing Service"

Designed Draft: 4.00m

Clear Deck Space: 15m x 10m

Speed: 13.0 knots

Endurance: 7200 nautical miles @ 12 knots

Lifesaving: To meet SOLAS requirements

Fresh water: 86 cubic metres

Main Engines & Gearboxes: 2 x YANMAR 6N280-EN diesel engines producing 2500 bhp each @ 720 rpm c/w 2 x YX-3000 reverse reduction gearboxes of 3:5:1 ratio

M.E. Consumption: 16000 litres MDO & 53 litres lube oil per 24 hours @ full power.
9000 litres MDO and 26 litres lube oil per 24 hours @ economic cruising speed of 10 knots

Propulsion: 2 x solid propellers 3000mm diameter, 4-bladed Kaplan type manganese bronze in kort nozzles

Fuel Oil Purifier: Mitsubishi self cleaning SJ-700 fuel oil purifier

Bow Thruster: Ulstein 45-TV250kw-3.7T thrust

Crane: SWL 3 tons
Note: Non-Offshore crane for ship's internal use only.

Anchor Windlass: Hydraulic 6ton @ 12.4M minute BRATVAAG

Anchor chain: 2 x 220m 26mm U2 steel stud link chain

Tugger Winch: BRATVAAG 10 ton line pull @ 14m per minute

Fendering: Flat bar double plates of 10" x 40mm cross section welded to side shell. 50mm thick plating at forward bow c/w tractor tyres

Liferafts: 2 x 15 men

SSB: Radio synthesised 250W, 24V DC/240V AC with manual cover to emergency supply antenna feeder through insulator & whip & standoff insulators. c/w DSC & NBDP to meet GMDSS requirements. FURUNO FS1562-25

Gyro & Automatic Pilot: 1 set fitted. Gyro-Tokimec ES-110. Autopilot-FURUNO FAP-330

Other Navigation Equipment: INMARSAT-C/M, EPIRB, Radar Transponder, P.A. System c/w Fog Horn Signal, Navtex Receiver, GPS Navigator, Colour Echo Sounder, Wind Monitor

Dispersant Booms: 2 x 4m dispersant booms fitted