ANCHOR-HANDLERS

TYPE: MAERSK D		NAME: BLUE ALPHA		PHOTO: Scott Vardy
GENERAL		PROPULSION		EQUIPMENT
Length OA	65.6 m	Engines	2 x Mak 12M 453	Workdrum pull	260t
Breadth	15 m	BHP	9000	Capacity 1	1000m x 64mm
DWT	2143 t	kW	6620	Capacity 2	1000m x 64mm
Deck area	422.4 m2	For'd Thruster	1 x 600 bhp	Towdrum pull	260t
Fuel	737 m3	Az Thruster		Capacity 1	1000m x 70mm
Pot water	283 m3	Aft Thrusters	1 x 600 bhp	Capacity 2
Mud	301 m3	Bollard pull	105 t	Sharks Jaw	1 x Sharks Jaw
Base oil	-	DP		Cranes	6t @4m
Brine	-	Joystick	Kamewa	Tank Cleaning
Dry bulk	273 m3	Year built	1981	Shipyard	Frederikshavn
Previous names	Maersk Detector, Asso Quattordici
Comments	-

TYPE: VS 476		NAME: Blue Antares		PHOTO: Torleif Klokset, Tony Poll
General		Propulsion		Deck Equip
Length OA	76.4 m	Engines	4 x B&W Alpha	Workdrum pull	300t
Breadth	17.61 m	BHP	14400	Capacity 1	1200m x 74mm
DWT	2440 t	kW	10600	Capacity 2
Deck area	633 m2	For'd Thruster	2 x 1200 bhp	Towdrum pull	350t
Fuel	1398 m3	Az Thruster		Capacity 1	1400m x 64mm
Pot water	508 m3	Aft Thrusters	1 x 1200 bhp	Capacity 2	1400m x 64mm
Mud	618 m3	Bollard pull	160 tonnes	Sharks Jaw
Base oil	213 m3	DP		Cranes
Brine	619 m3	Joystick	Robertson	Tank Cleaning	None
Dry bulk	284m3	Year built	1985	Shipyard	Orskov
Former Names	Storfonn, Oil Chieftain, Maerslk Chieftain
Comments	These vessels were all built at Orskov and spent some time bareboated to OIL, but at the end of the contract period they were purchased by Maersk.

TYPE: VS 476		NAME: Blue Aries		PHOTO: Vic Gibson, George Craigen, Holger Ketschau
General		Propulsion		Deck Equip
Length OA	76.4 m	Engines	4 x B&W Alpha	Workdrum pull	300t
Breadth	17.61 m	BHP	14400	Capacity 1	1200m x 74mm
DWT	2440 t	kW	10600	Capacity 2
Deck area	633 m2	For'd Thruster	2 x 1200 bhp	Towdrum pull	350t
Fuel	1398 m3	Az Thruster		Capacity 1	1400m x 64mm
Pot water	508 m3	Aft Thrusters	1 x 1200 bhp	Capacity 2	1400m x 64mm
Mud	618 m3	Bollard pull	160 tonnes	Sharks Jaw
Base oil	213 m3	DP	Kongsberg Simrad	Cranes
Brine	619 m3	Joystick	Robertson	Tank Cleaning	None
Dry bulk	284m3	Year built	1986	Shipyard	Orskov
Former Names	Oil Challenger, Challenger III, Maersk Challenger
Comments	These vessels were all built at Orskov and spent some time bareboated to OIL, but at the end of the contract period they were purchased by Maersk.

CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER VESSELS

TYPE:		NAME:		PHOTO:
GENERAL		PROPULSION		EQUIPMENT
Length OA	-	Engines	-	Workdrum pull	-
Breadth	-	BHP	-	Capacity 1	-
DWT	-	kW	-	Capacity 2	-
Deck area	-	For'd Thruster	-	Accomm berths	-
Fuel	-	Az Thruster	-	Storage capacity	-
Pot water	-	Aft Az Props	-	ROV	-
Mud	-	Bollard pull	-	Diving Capability	-
Brine	-	DP II	-	Cranes	-
Dry bulk	-	Joystick	-	Tank cleaning	-
Year built	-			Shipyard	-
Previous names	-
Comments	-

PLATFORM SHIPS

TYPE: UT 705			NAME: Blue Bella		PHOTO: Vic Gibson, Scott Boulter
General			Propulsion		Cargo Capacity
Length OA	81.9 m		Engines	2 x Bergen BRM6	Fuel		921 m3
Breadth	18 m		BHP/kW	6600/4850	Pot water		733 m3
DWT	3100 t		For'd Thrusters	2 x 1000 bhp	Mud		600 m3
Deck area	845 m2		Az Thruster	-	Base oil		214 m3
			Aft Thrusters	2 x 800 bhp	Brine		275 m3
Year built	1990		Joystick	Poscon	Dry bulk		396 m3
Shipyard	Brattvaag		DP	-	Tank Cleaning
Comments
Previous names	North Vanguard, Highland Vanguard
Current Charter		-		Available		-

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