09 May 2008

‘Sandsend’

Type: Split Hopper Barge
Length overall: 43.69 m
Beam: 7.95 m
Load Draft: 2.2 m
GRT: 268
NRT: 82
DWT: 397
Propulsion: 2 x 215 HP Caterpillar Engines, driving through two HRP rotational propellor units
Bow Thruster: 75HP Kort Thruster

Hopper Capacity: 330 m³ - But subject to loadline restrictions for seagoing
Nav. Equipment: GPS, Sounder, Radar, DSC-VHF. To MCA requirements.

'Saltwick'

Type: Excavation Pontoon
Length over all: 19.72 m
Beam: 6.09 m
Draft: 1.0 m
GRT/NRT: 54.44
Propulsion: 75 HP rotational propellor unit

Equipment:

2 x 10 m spud legs – worked from the excavator cab.

Komatsu PC240-8 Excavator. New October 2006.
Effective digging depth to 7 metres below waterline
1.3 m³ bucket.