This vessel is designed to meet the varied and demanding requirements encountered when supporting civil engineering and dredging operations.The vessel is adaptable enough to carry out a number of tasks from towing, pushing, plough dredging and bed leveling through to transporting equipment or transferring fuel and fresh water.The basic design is very flexible enabling the vessel to be built in a number of configurations to meet with a customer’s particular operational requirements.

This specification details the MPV 21.5 recently built to Bureau Veritas class I 3/3 (E) “Pontoon Coastal Waters” for Holyhead Towing Co., since when it has been in great demand and has been employed almost continually.

 
  • Length OA (inc. Fender): 21.5m
  • Beam OA (inc. Fender): 7.80m
  • Draught: 2.00m
  • Construction Material: Steel
  • Max Speed: 9 knots
  • Bollard Pull 14 tonnes
  • Transmission Twin Disc MG516 Gearboxes
  • Propellers Four bladed in Kort Nozzles
  • Electrical 24VDC, 115V & 240 VAC
  • FW Water/Ballast 2 fore, 2 aft total cap. 39,000 litres
  • Cargo Tanks 68,000 litres
  • Grey Water 200 litres
  • Hydraulic Oil 70 litres
  • Winch 30 tonne Hydraulic Anchor Handling
  • Winches 2 x 10 tonne Barge Coupling
  • Windlass Hydraulic
  • Crane 44 e/m Hydraulic Effer 44/3s
  • Towing Hook 15 tonne Britannia Marine Towing Equipment Quick Release Hook
  • Misc Equipment Large Bow Roller
  • Bow Pushers
  • Deck Covering Hardwood
  • Towing Bitts Dutch Style
  • Navigator GPS
  • Radios 2 x VHF
  • Fishfinder Colour
  • Echo-Sounder
  • Compass
  • Robertson AP45 Autopilot
  • 2 x Daylight Viewing Radars
  • Navtex Receiver
  • Accommodation 4 Berths, WC & Shower, Galley & Dinette
  • CO2 Engine Room Extinguishing
  • Fuel Transfer Pump & System with Deck Control & Reel Mounted Hose
  • Deck Wash Pump
  • 24V & 240V Search Lights
  • Hot & Cold Pressurised FW System
  • Hydraulic power pack