Owner/Operator: Clean Gulf Associates, New Orleans, La.
Designer/Builder: Midship Marine Inc., Harvey, La.
Dimensions: L: 95’ B: 21’ D: 5’
Mission: Gulf of Mexico oil spill response
Crew size: Six for 24-hour skimming
Hull: Aluminum monohull
Performance:
- Maximum speed: 24 knots
- Cruising speed: 20 knots
Propulsion:
- (2) Caterpillar C32 diesel engines, 1,320 hp at 2,100 rpm
- Twin Disc QuickShift marine gears with 2.44:1 reduction ratio
- (2) ZF Marine 40-by-42-inch, five-blade propellers
- Thrustmaster 16TT60 tunnel thruster
- (2) Northern Lights 65-kW gensets
- Jastram DSC100 steering system with dual 3-hp hydraulic pumps
- Twin Disc EC300 power control system
Capacities:
- Deadweight tonnage: 90 tons
- Fuel: 3,500 gallons
- Potable water: 1,500 gallons
- Daily recovery capacity: 22,885 barrels of oil, with 249 barrels of recovered-oil storage
- Deck/cargo area: 150 square feet
Deck equipment:
- MarQuipt crane, 2,500-pound capacity at 15 feet
- (2) Lamor side-mounted, three-brush skimmers
Navigation/communications:
- Furuno FAR-2117 X-band radar
- Furuno DRS12A radar
- Immarsat data and voice communications
- Icom VHF/aircraft/SSB radio
- Simrad autopilot
Accommodations:
- Six bunks
- Full-function galley
- Two heads
Additional equipment:
- Aptomar-Rutter integrated X-band oil spill detection system
- Seakeeper 35 gyrostabilizer
Classifications:
- USCG certified (OSRV)
