A new compact tugboat has been delivered to the Port of Bayonne in France to handle, manoeuvre and dock an increasing number of vessels visiting the harbour
Sanmar Shipyards completed azimuth stern drive tug Goksu V for port operator CCI Bayonne Pays Basque at its facilities near Istanbul, Turkey.
This 15-m tug was then loaded onto a heavy-lift vessel at Haydarpaşa port, Turkey, for the voyage to the Port of Bayonne, which saw a 12% increase in traffic during 2023.
Goksu V was constructed to Robert Allan Ltd’s RAscal 1500 design with a moulded beam of 8 m and a least moulded depth and navigational draught of 3 m. Its ASD propulsion can achieve 16 tonnes of bollard pull and a speed of 10 knots.
Sanmar said the Rascal design is typically for tugboats handling ships in small harbours with limited manoeuvring space and shallow water depths.
On Goksu V, the forward winch is also capable of emergency towing over the stern as a pipe tunnel runs underneath the wheelhouse. On board there is accommodation for four crew and tank capacities to store 20 m3 of fuel oil and 2 m3 of fresh water.
“Goksu V is part of a series of tugs which could almost have been designed with needs of clients such as CCI Bayonne Pays Basque in mind,” said Sanmar Shipyards commercial director Rüçhan Çıvgın. “Compact and robust, it benefits from good manoeuvrability.”
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