Atlantic Osprey
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For the vehicle carrier, see Atlantic Osprey (ferry).
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 2003 onwards: Atlantic Osprey |
| Operator: | 2003 onwards: Atlantic Towing Limited |
| Port of registry: | 2003 onwards: Halifax,  Canada |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyard |
| Completed: | 2003 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9255907[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| 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 x Bergen B32:40 diesel engines[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 16 knots (maximum)[1] |
The Atlantic Osprey is an anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) vessel, launched 17 April 2003.[2]
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).[3]
It came to prominence as the vessel used to recover wreckage and bodies following the 12 March 2009 crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 91.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Atlantic Towing Limited "Atlantic Osprey Specifacation", accessed 10 March 2012
- ^ "Halifax Shipyard launches AHTS". Offshore Magazine (Pennwell) 63 (7). July 2003. http://www.offshore-mag.com/display_article/182597/9/ARCHI/none/none/1/Schlumberger-launches-stimulation-vessel/. Retrieved 2009-03-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Vessel: Atlantic Osprey". Canadian Transportation Agency. http://forms.cta-otc.gc.ca/sins-cvis/naivre-ship_eng.cfm?ShipID=824923. Retrieved 2009-03-16.[dead link]
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