&sq=&lang=&file=File:ETV_Baltic_September_2010.JPG) Baltic sailing into the port of Warnemünde
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name | Baltic |
| Owner | ARGE Küstenschutz |
| Builder | Astilleros Armon, Vigo, Spain |
| Commissioned | 24 September 2010 |
| Homeport | Hamburg |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Luz de Mar salvage tug |
| Tonnage | 2,068 GT[3] |
| Length | 61.36 m (201.3 ft)[2] (overall) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft)[2] |
| Draught | max. 6 m (20 ft)[2] |
| 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 Baltic is a German emergency tow vessel (ETV) commissioned in 2010.
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.[2] 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).[2]
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.
- ^ "Vessel information BALTIC from Germany". Digital Seas. JAKOTA Cruise Systems GmbH.
- ^ a b c d e "Baltic" (in German). ARGE Küstenschutz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Baltic (115148)". Vessel Register for DNV. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Petermann, Jan-Henrik (25 September 2010). "Kraftprotz 'Baltic' schützt die Küste der Ostsee". Die Welt (in German).