Botnica is an Estonian icebreaker and an ICE-10 multi-functional supply vessel for ice-class oil platforms for escorting vessels in the Gulf of Finland in winter and servicing water facilities of the oil and gas industry in the polar regions during the off-season. Built at the Finnyards shipyard in Rauma in Finland on June 29, 1998 [4] . Since November 27, 2012 [5] has been flying the Estonian flag. Homeport - Tallinn .
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 Finnish icebreaker Botnica arrives March 13, 2007 in Helsinki to change team | |
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| Class and type of vessel | icebreaker , supply vessel for oil platforms |
| Ice class | ICE-10 |
| Port of registry | 1998–2012: Helsinki 2012–2013: Tallinn |
| IMO Number | 9165877 |
| Call sign | ESJV [1] |
| Owner | 1998–2004: The Finnish Maritime Administration 2004–2010: Arctia Shipping 2010–2012: Arctia Offshore 2012–2013: Tallinna Sadam 2013–2016: TS Shipping OÜ [2] |
| Operator | TS Shipping OÜ |
| Manufacturer | Finnyards Rauma |
| Launched | February 20, 1998 |
| Commissioned | 1998 |
| Status | in operation |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length | 96.7 m [3] |
| Width | 24.0 m [3] |
| Draft | 8.5 m [3] |
| Deadweight | 2890 t [3] |
| Gross tonnage | 6370 gross |
| Net capacity | 1911 nt |
| Engines | 12 × Caterpillar 3512B DITA (12 × 1258 kW) |
| Power | 10 000 kW |
| Mover | 2 × ABB Azipod (2 × 5 MW) 3 × Brunvoll New Trusts (3 × 1150 kW) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (31 km / h ) |
| Crew | 21, 27, 72 (depending on use case) |
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Vessel History
The keel of the ship under building number 421 was laid down at the Finnyards Finnish yard in Rauma on September 2, 1997. [4] The icebreaker was launched on February 20, 1998 [4] . After the construction was completed, the vessel was transferred to the Finnish Maritime Administration and until 2012 performed ice pilotage of vessels flying the Finnish flag. Port of registry Helsinki. Due to cold winters, severe ice conditions and ice buildup off the Estonian coast, as well as the absence of its own fleet of modern icebreakers, with the exception of the Tarmo icebreaker built in the middle of the last century, on October 24, 2012 [6] Tallinna Sadam ( Tallinn Port ) bought from a Finnish icebreaker company Botnica for 50 million euros [5] for operation in winter off the Estonian coast and leasing the latter off-season to Russian oil companies. An icebreaker is capable of breaking ice 1.2 meters thick [7] .
Technical equipment
The Botnica icebreaker has 12 Caterpillar 3512B DITA diesel engines with a total power of 15.0 MW, which allows you to go at a speed of 16.5 knots using two ABB rotary helical-steering columns , each of which has a power of 5 MW. In the nose there are 3 tunnel thrusters of the Brunvoll brand with a capacity of 1150 kW each.
The main crane of the ship for underwater operations has a lifting capacity of 150 tons.
In the bow of the vessel there is a helicopter landing pad capable of receiving helicopters weighing up to 11.2 tons [8] .
On board
On board the icebreaker there are cabins for accommodating a team expanded to 72 people, a lounge, a dining room and a coffee shop, a laundry, a sports corner, a sauna, a kiosk, and a hospital.
See also
- Tarmo
Notes
- ↑ Position and ship data on marinetraffic.com
- ↑ DNV
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 DNV
- ↑ 1 2 3 DNV
- ↑ 1 2 Estonian flag hoisted on MSV Botnica
- ↑ Port of Tallinn signed an agreement to purchase the icebreaker Botnica
- ↑ Fotod ja video: jäämurdja Botnica Tallinna sadamas Postimees, Uwe Gnadenteich (est.)
- ↑ MSV Botnica Archived October 30, 2011.
Links
- MSV Botnica PDF