CCGS Jean Goodwill
 Balder Viking in Aberdeen.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Balder Viking |
| Owner | Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS |
| Port of registry | Skärhamn, Sweden |
| Laid down | 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 5 800 tonnes |
| Length | 83.70 m (274.6 ft) |
| Beam | 18.00 m (59.06 ft) |
| Draught | 7.20 m (23.6 ft) |
| Propulsion | 18,280 hp (13,630 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Crew | 23 |
| Notes | imo=9199646 |
AHTS Balder Viking is an icebreaker and Anchor handling tug.[1][2][3] She is owned and operated by a Norwegian company, Trans Viking, but she is registered in Sweden. She has two sister ships, the Tor Viking and the Vidar Viking.[4] She has been employed supplying offshore arctic petroleum drilling expedition.
In February 2010 the Balder Viking, Vidar Viking and Loke Viking were chartered by Edinburgh-based oil company Cairn Energy UK PLC for four months, starting in June 2010, for drilling operations in Baffin Bay.[1]
References
- ^ a b "TransAtlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels". Trading Markets. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18.
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"AHTS/Icebreaker Vidar Viking - Main Characteristics". Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ "Vidar Viking". Arctic Logistics Information And Support. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ "Balder Viking". Arctic Logistics Information And Support. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-02-01.