MARINE TOWAGE / SUPPORT VESSEL FOR CHARTER
25m Marine Tugboat for Hire ‘Gulf Explorer’. With 30-ton Bollard & Liveaboard Offshore Accommodation
Charter workboat/tug boat for hire or towage services. Tim North Marine is a marine tugboat company based out of Cairns Queensland and operating along the East-Australian seaboard. The Gulf Explorer is the perfect offshore support vessel for a variety of projects.
Surveyed to perform tugboat work anywhere in Australia and the EEZ, including the Torres Strait, projects could include but are not limited to:
Harbour Towage
Great Barrier Reef Towage
Personnel Transfer & Crew Transfer – including remote area logistics & supply
Freight & Fuel Transfer – including remote area logistics & supply
Project Offshore Support Vessel
Mooring Logistics -Installations and Block Manoeuvres
Great Barrier Reef Pontoon Installation
Ship Supplies, Inspections & Repairs
Liveaboard Offshore Accomodation Vessel / Staff Lodgings
About the Gulf Explorer – Marine Tugboat
The tugboat Gulf Explorer has a notable 35-ton bollard pull and a cruising capacity of over ten thousand nautical miles. Her size and range are well suited to perform both long-range and large marine towing projects.
She comes with a hydraulic crane and a variety of optional extra equipment if required, such as landing barge, air compressors etc.
The tugboat Gulf Explorer is in Class 2B Survey of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, with a 3-ton load. She can carry 16 persons and sleep 10 onboard and is fully air-conditioned with all the usual liveaboard facilities.
The tugboat Gulf Explorer’s offshore accommodation makes her ideal for personnel transfer/lodgings or as a research tugboat charter vessel.
The Gulf Explorer is available for hire on both long-term and short-term tugboat charters.
Our tugboat charter rates are very competitive.
Marine Tugboat Company Specifications
MARINE TUGBOAT VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS
Tugboat Vessel
Monohull steel tugboat for hire – for marine towage or offshore support vessel capacities
Marine Tugboat Registration No
29089QB
O.N
344009
IMO No
7207217
Tugboat Gross Tonnage
158.58 tonnes
Tugboat Place of Survey
Cairns, Queensland Australia
Marine Tugboat Vessel ‘Gulf Explorer’ Survey No
14036
Marine Survey
AMSA Full Class 2B, 16 Person
Anywhere within Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Length
25.60 Meter Marine Tugboat
Breadth
7.82 Meter Marine Tugboat
Draft
4.19 Meter Marine Tugboat
Bollard Pull
30-Ton Marine Tugboat Bollard
Cruising Speed
8-10 Knots
TUGBOAT OFFSHORE ACCOMMODATION
10 berth, fully air-conditioned offshore accommodation
Suitable for offshore personnel transfer / offshore crew accommodation / offshore workers accommodation
Fully air-conditioned
Fully equipped galley; stove, oven, fridge/freezers, microwave, cold water fountain, auto boil, S/S BBQ
Mess with TV & film library
Washing machine & dryer
2 hot and cold showers
2 x toilets (Class A sullage system)
Offshore Accommodation Berths
2 x 1 Berth, 2 x 2 Berth, 1 x 4 Berth
MARINE TUGBOAT DECK EQUIPMENT
Hydraulic Crane
9.0 meter reach; 2-ton at 2.0 meters
Marine Tugboat Anchors
2 x stockless anchors
Windlass
Hydraulic, twin gypsy, drum end
Winch
Marine Tow Recovery Winch
Marine Towing winch
1 x hydraulic marine towing with split drum
1 x hydraulic capstan
Marine Tow Hook
Fitted with quick release
Deck hold
Large dry deck hold 30m³ with marine crane access
MARINE TUGBOAT HIRE EXTRAS IF REQUIRED
14 cuft Bauer HP Dive compressor
65 cuft LP Air compressor (no breathers)
7.0m Aluminium landing craft barge with bow door
3,000-litre fuel cells
6.5m Aluminium “duck” workboat for hire in AMSA survey for 12 pax
3.8m inflatable RIB workboat for hire
Dinghies various
3.5m x 3.0m Dry Laboratory / Stowage Room. Air-conditioned workers room – suitable for an onsite office, dry laboratory or can sleep 6-persons. Size 3 meters x 2 meters
2 x 1,500 litres Aluminium Portable Fuel Cells
MARINE TUGBOAT TANK CAPACITIES
Fuel
43.89 tonnes
Freshwater
12.55 tonnes
Desalinator
120 litres per hour
MARINE TUGBOAT NAVIGATION / COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Radar
Koden MD 3441
Compass
Sestrel
Auto Pilot
TMQ Bosun AP9
Echo Sounders
Furuno LS4100 / SIMRAD NSS12
V.H.F. Radio
Icom IC M304 – IVGME
3 x Handheld VHFs
G.P.S.
Garmin GPS Map 550 / SIMRAD NSS12
Side Scan Sonar
SimRad NSS12
Satellite Phone
Iridium
FUEL BURN
130 litres per hour at 9 knots
70 litres per hour at 6 knots
MARINE TUGBOAT VESSEL ENGINE ROOM
Main Engines
2 x Blackstone ESL8 Mk2 736kw
Tugboat Gearboxes
2 x Eisenwerke Reinjes WAV1251 Reduction: 5: 1
Propellers
9′ approx Shaft: 8″ approx
Auxiliary
1 x Lister 6 cylinder x 40KVA 3 Phase
1 x John Deere 55KVA 3 Phase
Air Compressor
2 x Stenhoj H-6-Block
2 air banks
Warning Devices
Main engine oil pressure and temperature gauges and alarms. Bilge and fire alarms.
Steering Gear
Hydraulic, fixed nozzle, conventional rudders
Bilge/Fire
2 x KL Pegson to manifold
Fuel Pumps
1 x 100LPM fuel transfer pump
1 x 100LPM portable/diesel driven
LIFESAVING
Tugboat Safety Equipment
To full AMSA 2B requirements
Liferaft
1 x 16 person Seasava
Tugboat Vessel Compressors
65 cuft LP Compressor with 100m x ¾” hose (non-breathe)
14 cuft HP Dive Compressor
* Please note this information was correct as of January 2020. Specifications may change or be upgraded over time. Please contact us if up-to-date specifications are required, or for further information
