Baltic (tug)

The Baltic is a German emergency tow vessel (ETV) commissioned in 2010.

Baltic sailing into the port of Warnemünde
History
Germany
Name: Baltic
Owner: ARGE Küstenschutz
Builder: Astilleros Armon, Vigo, Spain
Commissioned: 24 September 2010
Homeport: Hamburg
Identification:
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Luz de Mar salvage tug
Tonnage: 2,068 GT[2]
Length: 63.36 m (207.9 ft)[3] (overall)
Beam: 15 m (49 ft)[3]
Draught: max. 6 m (20 ft)[3]
Installed power: 2 × GE 16V 250MDB4, 8,479 kW
Propulsion: 2 × Schottel SCP 100/4XG
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement: 8
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Radar

The vessel which was built in Spain by Astilleros Armon is owned by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Küstenschutz of Germany, a consortium of tugboat companies. The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development of Germany has chartered the vessel to protect the German coastline. The Baltic replaced the tugboat Fairplay 26 as an ETV and operates from Warnemünde in the western Baltic Sea.[3] She was commissioned on 24 September 2010.[4]

The Baltic features a bollard pull of 127 tons and a maximum speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).[3]

In October 2010, only a few days after commissioning, the Baltic was deployed to assist during the fire on the ferry Lisco Gloria off the island of Fehmarn.

Technical dates

Engine
Front view

The Baltic is driven by two main engines of the General Electric 16V250MDB3 type which are connected to two Schottel controllable pitch propellers via transmissions and drive shafts. The engines are 16-cylinder Diesel units which can provide 4,239 kilowatts (5,685 hp) each at a nominal 1,050 revolutions per minute. The propellers are encased in Kort nozzles and have a maximum revolution speed of 170 rpm. Two thrusters are installed in the bow and the stern section respectively to improve the ship's manoeuvrability.

To provide electrical power, two generators with a power of 1,500 kVA each are coupled to the drive shafts. Additionally two main generators of 500 kVA and an emergency power unit (150 kVA) are installed on board.

Equipment

When commissioned, the Baltic was the most powerful tugboat along the German Baltic Sea coast. For towing tasks, the ship is equipped with two hydraulic winches. The towline has a diameter of 62 mm and a length of 500 m. Two fire monitors are installed on board.[3]

gollark: UTTER isocline.
gollark: I don't understand this process.
gollark: The impostor isn't evil, just misunderstood.
gollark: Sleep is unconsciousness too, probably maybe.
gollark: Excessive hedging.

See also
  • Nordic, the Baltic's equivalent in the North Sea
  • Tug boat

References
  1. "Vessel information BALTIC from Germany". Digital Seas. JAKOTA Cruise Systems GmbH.
  2. "Baltic (115148)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. "Baltic" (in German). ARGE Küstenschutz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. Petermann, Jan-Henrik (25 September 2010). "Kraftprotz 'Baltic' schützt die Küste der Ostsee". Die Welt (in German).
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