Atlantic Osprey
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Atlantic Osprey |
| Operator: | Atlantic Towing Limited |
| Port of registry: |
Halifax,  Canada |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyard |
| Completed: | 2003 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9255907[1] |
| Status: | Scrapped at Swansea, Wales[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 3,453 Gross tons[1] |
| Length: | 80 m (262 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 18 m (59 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Installed power: | 4 × Bergen B32:40 diesel engines[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)[1] |
The Atlantic Osprey is an anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) vessel, launched 17 April 2003.[3]
Built by Halifax Shipyard for operation by Atlantic Towing Limited, Atlantic Osprey is an Ulstein UT 722 L design intended for use in the offshore oil fields. With a 12 MW diesel engine, the 3453 gross tonne tug can transit at 16 knots (30 km/h).[4]
It came to prominence as the vessel used to recover wreckage and bodies following the 12 March 2009 crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 91.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Atlantic Towing Limited "Atlantic Osprey Specifacation", accessed 10 March 2012
- ↑ www.nwemail.co.uk - Barrow ship Set to be Scrapped , accessed 15 September 2014
- ↑ "Halifax Shipyard launches AHTS". Offshore Magazine 63 (7) (Pennwell). July 2003. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ↑ "Vessel: Atlantic Osprey". Canadian Transportation Agency. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
External links
- Most current track Marine Traffic