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Water Guardian


Water Guardian

Water Guardian making a visit to the Port of Tyne, North East England on 5th May 2011. Photographed from Western Quay, North Shields.

Owner: Environment Agency, National Maritime Service (UK)
Builder:  David Abels, Bristol, 1992
Class: DTp VIII, Lloyds
Call Sign: MPUJ4
Length Overall:  16.45m
Beam: 05.50m
Full Load Draught: 01.80m
Freeboard to Working Deck: 01.00m
Gross Tonnage: 51.31 tonnes
Maximum Speed: 10 knots
Cruising Speed: 09 knots
Maximum Endurance: 2 days at sea
Main Engines:   2 × Ford Sabre 180c turbocharged
Power: 2 × 132kW
Fuel: Gas Oil