AHTS "Far Turbot"
AHTS "Far Turbot"
UT 708 AHTS
Farstad Shipping ASA, Norway
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Painting by Paul Barnes, Bosun of the Far Turbot
The Far Turbot is an AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel designed to tow oil rigs and to place their anchors in position. Oil rigs having no means of their own to carry out this operation, it is the job of an AHTS vessel to run the anchors out from the rig and place them on the seabed. Likewise when a rig needs to shift, the anchors are raised by an AHTS, while the wires are winched back to the rig. The Far Turbot is getting on in years and has been largely superseded by more powerful vessels. In recent years she has been, during the winter months on charter jointly to HM Coastguard and the French Coastguard as a Salvage Tug guarding the Straits of Dover. During the summer months she has carried out Barge Handling operations for pipelaying vessels.
During January 2002 she went to the assistance of the tanker Pointe du Sablon of 4,470 DWT and owned by the French Navy. The Pointe du Sablon had suffered power failure and was at anchor off Boulogne. She was towed to her destination of Dunkerque to discharge her cargo.
Far Turbot - Taking the tow of Pointe du Sablon Pointe du Sablon under tow in heavy weather
Click on images to enlargeThe Far Turbot was laid up in November 2003 and sold to the Shanghai Offshore Petroleum Exploration & Development Corporation for US$5.6 million and was delivered to the new owners in November 2004. She has been renamed the Dong Fang Yong Shi 3 and is managed by the Shanghai Offshore Drilling Corp.
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IMO No. |
7922312 |
| Port of Registration | DOUGLAS |
| Flag | Isle of Man |
| Signal Letter | MVDK7 |
| Ship Type | Supply Vessel/Tug |
| Yard ID No., Name | Ulstein Verft AS |
| Yard No. | 168 |
| Deadweight | 2015 |
| IMO 69 Gross Tonnage | 1621 |
| IMO 69 Net Tonnage | 1543 |
| Main Class | 
1A1 |
| Class description | Tug and Supply Vessel SF and Fire Fighter II E0 OILREC |
| Year of Build | 1980 |
| Length Between Perpendiculars (m) | 61.34 |
| Length Overall (m) | 68.02 |
| Breadth Moulded (m) | 14.5 |
| Depth Moulded (m) | 6.9 |
| Draft | 5.946 |
| Engines | 4 x Bergen V-12 Twin CPP |
| BHP (Total) | 10560 |
| Winch SWL | 250 Tonnes |
| Brake Load | 350 Tonnes |
| Number of Drums | 1 Towing, 1 Anchor handling |
| Capacity of Drums | Tow 1400m of 72mm |
| Tow Wire | Main 1200m X 77mm |
| Fire Fighting Monitors | 2 x Thune-Eureka Pumps delivering 7200 m³/hr water |
Updated: 04-02-08
