Baltic (tug)

Baltic sailing into the port of Warnemünde
History
Germany
NameBaltic
OwnerARGE Küstenschutz
BuilderAstilleros Armon, Vigo, Spain
Commissioned24 September 2010
HomeportHamburg
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeLuz de Mar salvage tug
Tonnage2,068 GT[2]
Length61.36 m (201 ft 4 in)[3] (overall)
Beam15 m (49 ft 3 in)[3]
Draughtmax. 6 m (19 ft 8 in)[3]
Installed power2 × GE 16V 250MDB4, 8,479 kW (11,371 hp)
Propulsion2 × Schottel SCP 100/4XG
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement8
Sensors and
processing systems
Radar

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.[3] 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).[3]

In October 2010, only a few days after commissioning, Baltic was deployed to assist during the fire on the ferry Lisco Gloria off the island of Fehmarn.

  1. ^ "Vessel information BALTIC from Germany". Digital Seas. JAKOTA Cruise Systems GmbH.
  2. ^ "Baltic (115148)". Vessel Register for DNV. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Baltic" (in German). ARGE Küstenschutz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. ^ Petermann, Jan-Henrik (25 September 2010). "Kraftprotz 'Baltic' schützt die Küste der Ostsee". Die Welt (in German).