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Green Isle

Postby creemaster » Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:11 pm

Star of the small screen, she featured on the BBC this week in a new series about the construction of the new south harbour at Aberdeen.
She is working off the Sluice where the Havhingsten telecommunications cable comes ashore from Houstrup in Denmark.
Regards
Graham
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Note the cable laying type machinery on the bow

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Chocca blokka on the deck

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All visitors report to the site office. Get many visitors off the Sluice?
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Re: Green Isle

Postby Hornbeam » Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:38 pm

creemaster wrote:Star of the small screen, she featured on the BBC this week in a new series about the construction of the new south harbour at Aberdeen.
She is working off the Sluice where the Havhingsten telecommunications cable comes ashore from Houstrup in Denmark.
Regards
Graham
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Watched the programme myself about Aberdeen, very interesting looked like the 'Mullbery Harbour' concept all over again.
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Re: Green Isle

Postby teesships » Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:39 pm

GREEN ISLE (9707962), United Kingdom, 179gt, completd Gdynia 4-2015
2015 Marineco Havanah (Equasis only) - 2015 GREEN ISLE

Sailing from Aberdeen (Old) Harbour - 27 June 2021:
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Re: Green Isle

Postby magoonigal » Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:45 pm

She is quite a big vessel as Workboats go:-
DAMEN MULTI CAT 27'2
Basic Functions:- Anchor Handling, Dredger Service, Supply, Towing, Hose Handling and Survey.
Length o.a 27.7 m (91ft). Beam 12.45 m (41ft). Max Draught 2.85 m (9 ft)
Gross Tonnage is 178.8, but her Displacement tonnage is a better guide at 405 tonnes.(398.6 tons)
Bollard Pull:- 33 tonnes.
Speed:- 10 knots.
Engines:- Twin CATS developing 1,790 kw (2,400 hp)
Deck Cranes:- 1 x 11.3 tonnes at 16.5 m and 1 x 6.44 tonnes at 17.07 m.
Accommodation:- In hull Air conditioned cabins for 7 persons. 3 x 1 + 2 x 2.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.
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