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INDEPENDENCE


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INDEPENDENCE

INDEPENDENCE seen outbound from the Port of Tyne (North East England) headed for Stavanger (Norway) - 12th May 2009. Photographed from Western Quay, North Shields.

She had been detained on the Tyne (24/02/2009) and then laid up. See the Paris MOU site @ http://www.parismou....75/default.aspx

Launched as Kitty Fox I

Full technical details @ http://www.sednatowa...ndependence.pdf

Owner and Operator: Sedna Towage & Offshore Lda - Italy - http://www.sednatowage.com/about.html

Built: 2008-04 South China Shipyard Ltd - Jiangmen GD Yard/hull No.: 182
Hull Material:Steel; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:1 dk

Length Overall 42.000
Length (BP) 39.200
Breadth Extreme 11.400
Breadth Moulded 11.000
Draught 4.100
Depth 4.900
Gross 499
Net 149
Deadweight 483
CGT 2,166
Formula Deadweight 932

2 oil engines geared to screw shafts driving 2 FP propellers at 331 rpm
Total Power: Mcr 3,280kW (4,460hp)
Max. Speed: 14.00kts, Service Speed: 12.50kts
Design: Cummins, Engine Builder: Cummins Engine Co. Inc. - U.S.A.
2 x QSK60-M, 4 Stroke, Single Acting, Vee
16 Cy. 159 x 190, Mcr: 1640 kW (2230 hp) at 1800 rpm