1978 291 (ft.) Custom

425MT Heavy-Lift Barge & 3470hp, 45BP Twin-Screw Tugboat

BARGE:

 - LENGTH: 88.78m

 - BEAM: 16.80m

 - DEPTH: 8.25m

 - PROPULSION: NON PROPELLED

 - GROSS TONNAGE: 2929 TONS

 - NET TONNAGE: 878 TONS

- CANADIAN FLAG

- BARGE CONVERTED FROM HEAVY LIFT SHIP WITH TWIN SKEGS

- EXTENSIVELY REBUILT IN CANADA 2008/09 AND IN PRIME CONDITION ALL

  THROUGH - ORIGINALLY BUILT 1978 FOR US GOVERNMENT

- DEADWEIGHT: 5,000 MTS

- 2 X 212 MTS HEAVY LFT DERRICKS

- COMBINING TO 425 MTS LIFT AT 32.8 FT FROM VSL'S SIDE

- 1,000  MTS CAPABLE BOW RAMP

FEATURES:

- ELECTRIC BOWTHRUSTER 600 BHP CONTROLLED FROM BARGE OR TUG

- 4 ANCHORS AND WINDLASSES FOR PRECISION MOORING

- CUTAWAY FOREFOOT FOR BEACHING OPERATIONS

- 1,000 MMTS BOW RAMP CAPACITY, HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED THROUGH

  CLAMSHELL BOW DOORS.

- A SERIES OF EXTENSIONS ALLOW RAMP TO OPERATE IN A WIDE

  RANGE OF LOAD/UNLOAD SCENARIOS

- RAMP AND DOORS DESIGNED BY MCGREGOR

- 80 TONNE STERN RAMP (PRESENTLY REMOVED FOR TUG ACCESS, BUT STILL

  AVAILABLE AND COULD BE SIDE MOUNTED

- 4 HYDRAULIC MOORING WINCHES

- COMPREHENSIVE BALLAST CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ON DECK CONTOL ROOM

- LARGE GENERATING CAPACITY WITH 2 X 500 KW AND 1 X 125 KW CAT GENSETS

- 2 X 212 MTS HEAVY LIFT DERRICKS - COMBINING TO 425 MTS AT 32.8 FT FROM VESSEL'S SIDE

- ALL  NEW WIRE ROPE RIGGING

- 118,000 CB FT CARGO HOLD ACCESSIBLE THROUGH STEEL PONTOON H/C

- 10 MT/M2 TANK TOP LOAD RATING

TUG:

- LOA 39.34 m

- BEAM 10.39 m

- DEPTH 4.78 m

- DRAUGHT 5.02 m

- CANADIAN FLAG

- BUILT 1966 CANADA

- OCEAN CLASS (RECENTLY FIXED TOW MONTREAL/PANAMA/NOLA/TORONTO)

- 566 GRT

- 2 X WERKSPOOR TOTAL 3,470 BHP 8 CYL

- TWIN FIXED NICKEL ALUMINUM/BRONZE PROPS

- 2 X GENSETS  GM 8V-71N 120 KW 460V

- 12.0 knots

- RAISED BRIDGE (NEW 2009)

- 2 SPEED HYDRAULIC TOWING WINCH

- BOLLARD PULL APPROX 45 TS

FURTHER, OWNERS COMMENT:

The pushing arrangement will work on any square stern barge and is modelled after the pushing beams on large Mississippi pushers. Works well, gives good manoeuvrability  easy/safe movement of crew between tug and barge. Due to good hull form of barge, good linkage arrangements unit can easily sail at 8k + economically and can top out at near 10k. Barge has electric bow thruster, tug has twin screw so very easy to handle. Barge has

4 winches, 4 windlasses/anchors. Major work completed in 2010, only operated one year, shows like new vessel.

THIS COMBO  HAS OBVIOUS ATTRACTIONS AS AN INSHORE CONSTRUCTION BARGE, COASTAL CLEARANCE/WRECK REMOVAL BARGE, AS WELL AS FOR CARGO OPERATIONS WITH HEAVY CARGOS AND ALSO THOSE REQUIRING EXTRA STRONG, BEACHING FACITILIES.

IN OPEN SEA CONDITIONS, TUG WILL SEPARATE FROM BARGE AND TOW INSTEAD OF PUSH.

PLEASE SEE GA AND PHOTOGRAPH ATTACHED.

ALL DETAILS IN GOOD FAITH BUT WITHOUT GUARANTEE.

HOLDING FULL DETAILS/SURVEY REPORTS ETC

THE ITB COMBO IS CURRENTLY AT THREE RIVERS (TROIS RIVIERES), NOT FAR FROM MONTREAL, WHERE SHE MAY BE INSPECTED AND DELIVERED PROMPT ONWARDS

OWNERS HAVE RETIRED FROM SHIPPING AND THIS IS THEIR LAST VESSEL.

THEY ARE MOTIVATED SELLERS AND KEEN TO ARRANGE INSPECTIONS/RECEIVE OFFERS FROM SERIOUS CASH BUYERS ON AN AS IS/WHERE IS BASIS AFTER INSPECTION.

HEAVY LIFT BARGE AND TUGBOAT ARE LOCATED IN QUEBEC, CANADA

PRICE UPON REQUEST

Reference No. B2262