Maritime Reporter, November 2005

<BODY> <div> 12 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Boston Pilots Takes New Boats The Boston Pilots has taken delivery of two Chesapeake class pilot boats from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The shipyard's new class of launches has also been built for the Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, and Portland, Maine pilots. Designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates in Boston, the all-aluminum launches measure 52.6 ft. (16 m) over- all, with a 17-ft. (5.2 m) beam and 4.8 ft. (1.5 m) draft, and top out at 25 knots. Named Mystic and Chelsea, the boats are powered by twin Lugger 6140AL2 diesel engines, each delivering 600 bhp at 2,100 rpm, with Twin Disc MG5114A gear-boxes. The engines turn two five- blade Hall & Stavert NiBrAl propellers. Each launch is equipped with a 12 kW Northern Lights generator. Safety equipment includes heated handrails and decks to prevent ice build- up in the winter, and wide side-decks. At the transom are a throttle and steering controls and a winch-operated U-frame over a recessed platform for pilot rescue operations. Each wheelhouse and forecastle is out- fitted with Stidd reclining seats, finished galley, and enclosed head. The forecas- tles' berthing areas are isolated from the noise and traffic of the galley and head, with noise levels below 77 dba, and include heating and air-conditioning. Circle 4 on Reader Service Card New Tug for Bugsier The Dutch Shipyard K. Damen Europe b.v. delivered a tractor tug to Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Hamburg. The tug, called Bugsier 1, is fitted with twin azimuth thrusters, is suitable and licensed for use as harbor assistance tug. The tugboat is designed to meet a bol- lard pull of at least 65 tons with two Ulstein Aquamaster rudder propellers News Circle 287 on Reader Service Card Circle 274 on Reader Service Card �"�D�D�V�S�B�U�F��5�I�J�D�L�O�F�T�T��.�F�B�T�V�S�F�N�F�O�U�T ��P�G��4�U�F�F�M��)�V�M�M�T ��%�-��1�-�6�4 �"�E�W�B�O�D�F�E��U�I�J�D�L�O�F�T�T��H�B�V�H�F��D�P�N�C�J�O�F�T��Q�P�X�F�S�G�V�M� �U�I�J�D�L�O�F�T�T��N�F�B�T�V�S�F�N�F�O�U��G�F�B�U�V�S�F�T��X�J�U�I� �T�P�Q�I�J�T�U�J�D�B�U�F�E��E�B�U�B��B�D�R�V�J�T�J�U�J�P�O��B�O�E��P�V�U�Q�V�U� �D�B�Q�B�C�J�M�J�U�J�F�T� �.�(��4�F�S�J�F�T �5�I�F�T�F��B�G�G�P�S�E�B�C�M�F��B�O�E��F�B�T�Z��U�P��V�T�F� �Q�P�D�L�F�U��T�J�[�F�E��U�I�J�D�L�O�F�T�T��H�B�V�H�F�T��P�G�G�F�S� �Q�S�B�D�U�J�D�B�M��Q�F�S�G�P�S�N�B�O�D�F��G�F�B�U�V�S�F�T�� Q�B�O�B�!�P�M�Z�N�Q�V�T�/�%�5��D�P�N �5�F�M�F�Q�I�P�O�F�� '�B�Y�� X�X�X��Q�B�O�B�N�F�U�S�J�D�T��O�E�U��D�P�N �5�I�S�V��$�P�B�U �¡ � �5�I�J�T��Q�B�U�F�O�U�F�E��U�F�D�I�O�P�M�P�H�Z��E�J�T�Q�M�B�Z�T� �D�P�B�U�J�O�H��U�I�J�D�L�O�F�T�T��B�O�E��U�S�V�F��N�F�U�B�M� �U�I�J�D�L�O�F�T�T� ��V�T�J�O�H��B��T�J�O�H�M�F��C�B�D�L�X�B�M�M� �F�D�I�P��"�W�B�J�M�B�C�M�F��P�O��U�I�F��%�-��1�-�6�4� �B�O�E��N�P�T�U��.�(��N�P�E�F�M�T� �/�P��/�F�F�E��U�P��3�F�N�P�W�F��1�B�J�O�U� Bugsier Main Particulars Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.7 ft. (30.7 m) Length, waterline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94.8 ft. (28.9 m) Breadth, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38.7 ft. (11.8 m) Depth hull, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.3 ft. (4.05 m) Draft, max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 ft. (6.4 m) Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.3 knots Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Germanischer Lloyd 016MR1105.qxd 10/28/2005 9:17 AM Page 12 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>