Specialist vessel for Danube river
A new vessel, built by MTG Dolphin for the highly trafficked Danube river was delivered in mid-August to the shipowner – the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube river.
The specialized vessel, which was officially handed over at a ceremony in Rousse, is part of a FAIRway Danube project, financed under the Connecting Europe Facility.
The ship will sail the Danube as Osam, following a tradition at the Agency to name their ships after the river’s tributaries.
Referred to by the Agency as a ‘Marking Vessel’, it will perform fairway designation to ensure seamless navigation by preventing shipping congestion. Osam has an overall length of 34m. with a breadth of 9.5m. and a draft of 1.25m. The vessel is able to sail with a speed of 23km/h.
This is the second ship delivered by MTG Dolphin to the Agency under the FAIRway Danube project, after in January 2018 the shipyard finalized a cutter for hydrographic measurement, already collecting high-quality data about the changes occurring in critical sections of the river, thus supporting decisions related to river engineering, rehabilitation and maintenance of the waterway.
Previously, in February 2017 MTG Dolphin also supplied a hydrographic research catamaran to the Agency.
By Jake Frith
