Balder Viking in Aberdeen. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Icebreaker Balder Viking |
| Owner: | Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS |
| Port of registry: | Skärhamn, Sweden |
| Laid down: | 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,382 tonnes |
| Length: | 83.70 metres |
| Beam: | 18.00 metres |
| Draught: | 6.00 metres |
| Propulsion: | 18,300 HP / 13, 440 kW |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Crew: | 23 |
| Notes: | imo=9199646 |
The Balder Viking is a icebreaker and Anchor handling tug.[1][2][3] She is owned and operated by a Norwegian company, Trans Viking, but she is registered in Sweden. She has two sister ships, the Tor Viking and the Vidar Viking.[4] She has been employed supplying offshore arctic petroleum drilling expedition.
In February 2010 the Balder Viking, Vidar Viking and Loke Viking were chartered by Edinburgh-based oil company Cairn Energy UK PLC for four months, starting in June 2010, for drilling operations in Baffin Bay.[1]