Bourbon Dolphin
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 AHTS Bourbon Dolphin sinking in the North Sea |
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| Career (Norway) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Bourbon Dolphin |
| Owner: | Bourbon Offshore Norway AS |
| Builder: | Ulstein Verft AS, Ulstein |
| Launched: | 2006 |
| Acquired: | 2006 |
| In service: | 2006 |
| Out of service: | 2007 |
| Fate: | Capsized on April 12, 2007, off the coast of Shetland, sunk April 15 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | ULSTEIN A102 AHTS |
| Tonnage: | 2,985 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 75.2 m |
| Beam: | 17 m |
| Draught: | 8 m |
| Draft: | 6.5 m (max) |
| Propulsion: | 4x 3,000 kW at 750 rpm |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots (trial) |
| Complement: | 15 |
The Bourbon Dolphin was an anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) of Bourbon Offshore Norway. On April 12, 2007, the ship capsized off the coast of Shetland, sinking three days later while preparations were made in order to tow it to shore.
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[edit] History
The Bourbon Dolphin was built at the Ulstein Verft in 2006, the design being called "ULSTEIN A102". She was part of a three-ship contract with Bourbon, the two others being the Bourbon Orca and Bourbon Mistral.[2]
On February 21, 2007 the Dolphin succeeded in pulling the German mine hunter Grömitz to sea again after it had run aground near Florø.[3]
Less than two months later, on April 12, she capsized with 15 Norwegian sailors aboard. Eight were picked up by vessels already on scene and two were found by Her Majesty's Coastguard, while five are still missing.[4] Three of the ten recovered were reported dead.[5] The incident happened while the Dolphin was anchoring the semi-submersible drilling platform Transocean Rather. The 99-man crew of the Rather was evacuated by the RAF.[6]
On Sunday the 15. of April, the Bourbon Dolphin sank in 1,100 meters of water off the coast of Shetland[7].
[edit] References
- ^ Bourbon Dolphin Datasheet
- ^ (Norwegian) Ulstein Verft website
- ^ (Norwegian) Dregen av grunn, Bergens Tidende
- ^ Five missing after vessel capsize, BBC
- ^ (Norwegian) Tre nordmenn omkommet - fem savnet, Dagbladet
- ^ (Norwegian) Riggen evakuert, Aftenposten
- ^ (Norwegian) VG Nett: «Bourbon Dolphin» har sunket
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