.jpg.webp) Atlantic Osprey docked in St. John's, February 2007 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Atlantic Osprey |
| Operator | Atlantic Towing |
| Port of registry | Halifax, Nova Scotia, .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Builder | Halifax Shipyard |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9255907[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,453 GT[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] |
Atlantic Osprey is an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, launched 17 April 2003.[2]
Built by Halifax Shipyard for operation by Atlantic Towing Limited, Atlantic Osprey is an Ulstein UT722L design intended for use in the offshore oil fields. With a 12 MW diesel engine, the 3,453 gross tonnage tug can transit at 16 knots (30 km/h).[3]
In December 2005, she recovered the wreckage of a crashed Canadian Coast Guard helicopter [4] near Marystown, Newfoundland.
She was the vessel used to recover wreckage and bodies following the 12 March 2009 crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 91.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Atlantic Towing Limited "Atlantic Osprey Specifacation", accessed 10 March 2012
- ↑ "Halifax Shipyard launches AHTS". Offshore Magazine. Vol. 63, no. 7. Pennwell. July 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ↑ "Vessel: Atlantic Osprey". Canadian Transportation Agency. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ↑ "TSB Aviation Investigation Report A05A0155".
External links
- Most current track Marine Traffic
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