Atlantic Osprey
Atlantic Osprey is an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, launched 17 April 2003.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Atlantic Osprey |
| Operator: | Atlantic Towing Limited |
| Port of registry: |
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| Builder: | Halifax Shipyard |
| Completed: | 2003 |
| In service: | yes |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9255907[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 3,453 GT[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 × Bergen B32:40 diesel engines[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 × controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)[1] |
Built by Halifax Shipyard for operation by Atlantic Towing Limited, Atlantic Osprey is an Ulstein UT722L design intended for use in the offshore oil fields. With a 12 MW diesel engine, the 3,453 gross tonnage tug can transit at 16 knots (30 km/h).[3]
In December 2005, she recovered the wreckage of a crashed Canadian Coast Guard helicopter [4] near Marystown, Newfoundland.
She was the vessel used to recover wreckage and bodies following the 12 March 2009 crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 91.
References
- Atlantic Towing Limited "Atlantic Osprey Specifacation", accessed 10 March 2012
- "Halifax Shipyard launches AHTS". Offshore Magazine. 63 (7). Pennwell. July 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- "Vessel: Atlantic Osprey". Canadian Transportation Agency. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- "TSB Aviation Investigation Report A05A0155".
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