NEW PILOT BOAT FOR THE DENMARK PORT OF ROENNE

'URSULA' NEW INTERCEPTOR 42 PILOT FOR THE PORT OF ROENNE, DENMARK IS LAUNCHED

The Port of Roenne in Denmark ordered an Interceptor 42 pilot boat from Safehaven Marine in 2009, Hans Kumner, the Port director commissioned Safehaven Marine to supply one of their renowned Interceptor 42 pilots built to the ports specific requirements complying fully with the Danish Maritime Authorities standards, and their new pilot vessel 'Ursula' has now been launched. 'Ursula' is powered by twin Volvo D12 500hp engines and twin disc 5114 gearboxes through 26" 5 blade propellers and achieved 24kts at a 16,150kg (lightship) displacement on initial sea trials, and proved very quiet and refined at maximum speed. 'Ursula's dark blue hull and blue stripe in the ports colours compliments her striking golden yellow superstructure to produce a very fine looking pilot vessel. 'Ursula is fitted with Safehaven's tried and tested sacrificial fender system which reduces boarding impacts in rough weather and protests the vessels fendering which comprises a 150x150 main gunwale fender, 120x120 lower fender and multiple 100x100mm diagonals along the vessels sides. This provides a durable, easy to maintain fendering system especially important considering the tough work a pilot vessel must endure. Her interior is fitted out to a high standard featuring four CAB 300 series pilot seats and a central helm position, which is fully adjustable for reach and height with adjustment to the angle of wheel just as in a car, providing an ergonomically comfortable steering position for the helmsman. The central orientation also gives excellent all round visibility and equal control of the vessel when boarding to port or st/bd, multiple high level windows provide the helmsman with panoramic visibility.

'Ursulas' interior is fully lined with grey sidelining, white headlining and walnut effect Formica laminates for ease of maintenance and durability. Each pilot seat is mounted on a removable GRP pedestal with storage lockers incorporated within. Multiple vertical hand holds provide safe passage through the cabin in rough weather. The cabin layout, companion way doors and hatches all comply with DMA regulations providing clear width of 600mm

'Ursula' features a refinement and development of our Safehavens MOB recovery platform featuring a recovery basket raised to deck level and lowered 400mm below the waterline by a double pulley system and self tailing winch. The recovery basket folds back against the transom when not in use. The system has been refined by incorporating an aft helm position with full repeat engine and steering controls that can be used during MOB recovery, allowing the helmsman complete control of the vessel. The fallen casualty is further protected by incorporation of a propeller guard that extends below the waterline protecting the casualty from the propellers, in addition the exhausts exit at the transom quarters dispersing exhaust gasses into the vessels wake.

Below, a selection of photographs of Ursula undergoing rough weather sea keeping sea trails, conditions were pretty bad with up to 48kts wind speeds with swells of 5m breaking in the tidal race over the Harbour Rock at the entrance to Cork Harbour. During the trials she handled just like any Interceptor pilot, which is to say superbly.

You can see a video of 'URSULA' undergoing these sea trials on you tube from this link- CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO

By a lucky coincidence the flotilla of several nay ships visiting Cork this week left port at the end of our sea trials, Ursulas sister ship the Cork pilot vessel Gleann Mor was carrying out pilotage duties and the captains allowed us to capture some nice pictures of Ursula running along side their ships as they left port, affording us a rare photo opportunity producing these nice pictures.

Below , 'Ursula's dark blue hull and blue stripe in the ports colours compliments her striking golden yellow superstructure to produce a fine looking pilot vessel.

'Ursula will be fitted with Safehaven's tried and tested sacrificial fender system which reduces boarding impacts in rough weather and protests the vessels main fendering.

Her interior is fitted out to a high standard featuring 4 CAB 300 series pilot seats and a central helm position, which is fully adjustable for reach, height and adjustment to the angle of wheel, as in a car and providing an ergonomically comfortable steering position for the helmsman. The central orientation also gives excellent all round visibility and equal control of the vessel when boarding to port or st/bd, multiple high level windows provide the helmsman with panoramic visibility.

Navigation equipment comprises

Raymarine C120 series 12" colour display for the GPS plotter

Raystar 125 GPS receiver

24n/m 4kw radar displayed on a second C120 122 display unit

Raymarine DSM300 sunder module displayed on a spit screen

Raymarine ST60 rudder angle indicator

Icom IC-603 DSC VHF radios x 2

Icom IC-M33 handheld VHF

Comar CBS200 Class B transponder

Above, 'Ursula' features a refinement and development of our Safehavens MOB recovery platform featuring a recovery basket raised to deck level and lowered 400mm below the waterline by a double pulley system and self tailing winch. The recovery basket folds back against the transom when not in use. The system has been refined by incorporating an aft helm position with full repeat engine and steering controls that can be used during MOB recovery, allowing the helmsman complete control of the vessel. The fallen casualty is further protected by incorporation of a propeller guard that extends below the waterline protecting the casualty from the propellers, in addition the exhausts exit at the transom quarters dispersing exhaust gasses into the vessels wake, see below.

Below, Stowed position not in use.

Below Deployed

The propeller guard and its effectiveness can be seen clearly here.

Below, casualty recovery procedure

'Ursulas' engineering installation is the the highest standard complying with the Danish Maritime Standards for pilot vessels, the hull was built under Bureau Veritas survey to BV approved plans. Her twin VOLVO D12 engines are easily accessed for maintenance

Heads compartment with black water tank, 40l hot water calorifier. Below a small galley and sink is incorporated

Her bilge manifold is incorporated outside the engine compartment, the bilge manifold distributes suction to all four watertight compartments powered by an engine pump or a manual high capacity bilge pump, each compartment also has a secondary individual manual bilge pump.