South Africa gets second ATD Tug 2909
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has delivered a second South African-built ATD Tug 2909 – Inyathi - to the South African Navy (SAN), Damen announced on 8 February.
The vessel was delivered to the naval base in Simon’s Town. DSCT is under contract to deliver two vessels to the SAN, the first of which – Imvubu - was delivered in July 2015. They navy will use the tugs for fire-fighting, mooring and towing operations for its fleet of vessels in day and night, restricted visibility, heavy sea and all-weather conditions.
The ATD Tug 2909 has a maximum speed of 13.2kts, beam of 9.98m, length of 29m and a bollard pull of 43 tonnes. The tug features SAN equipment for maintenance saving and equipment duplication.
Hermann van Geems, Project Officer Commander, SA Navy, said: ‘Imvubu has certainly proven her worth over the last six months and we expect the same from her sister vessel. Damen has been excellent to work with throughout.’
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