Author Topic: Cold winter coming for Amurricans; Finnish Icebreaker coming to help (Read 461 times)

Staga · « **on:** November 13, 2005, 02:05:52 PM »

Well it IS an icebreaker after all

One of the smallest of our icebreaker fleet but also one with the most sophisticated technology allowing it to stay in position with 25cm (less than 1ft) accuracy using watertanks for balance and azipods for movements.
Also 160 metric ton crane compensates vertical movement automatically, "moonpool" at the center of the vessel and 15MW power from 6 diesels.
Speed 8 knots in 60cm ice and 15 in open sea.

http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=10726&group=Business

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Finnish multipurpose icebreaker sails for Gulf of Mexico

11.11.2005 at 11:17

MSV Botnica, a multipurpose icebreaker owned by Finstaship has sailed for the Gulf of Mexico, the Finnish state shipping enterprise said in a statement Friday.

Finstaship has chartered the vessel to Oceaneering International, a company based in Texas, to support operations to repair the damage caused by hurricane Katrina. Most of the work is to be carried out for Shell, a customer of Oceaneering.

MSV Botnica is expected to arrive in Galveston on 29 November. The 90-day charter contract is worth about 5 million US dollars, or 4.27 million euros.

/STT/

© Copyright STT 2005

RightF00T · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2005, 02:17:09 PM »

The help is duly noted but...Holy crap, that thing is going to be hell to sail on in clear water. Why an icebreaker?

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2005, 02:34:42 PM »

The designation "MSV" means it's "Multipurpose Support Vessel" and the hull is specially designed to give it better roll resistancy in open seas than ordinary icebreakers.

Nice PDF-info about the vessels from the manufacturer:
http://www.akerfinnyards.com/pdf/icebreakers.pdf

Hangtime · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2005, 02:35:56 PM »

It's precision 'position keeping' ability is gonna be critical for ocean floor wellhead repairs, reworks and reconnects for the offshore drilling platforms i'd guess...

Thanks Finland!

Hawklore · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2005, 02:46:56 PM »

Wouldn't it of been cheaper to just give every US male citizen between the age of 16-22 a broad from your country?

Staga · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:40:04 PM »

I think in long run You'll be happier of leasing that ship than getting some of our broads... Belive me; I know.

Vulcan · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:58:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
I think in long run You'll be happier of leasing that ship than getting some of our broads... Belive me; I know.

I dunno, hawlores still a virgin you realize?

Russian · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2005, 08:41:13 PM »

In the best Crocodile Dandy voice –" you call that an ice breaker? This is an ice breaker. "

Gunslinger · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2005, 08:58:15 PM »

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Originally posted by Russian
In the best Crocodile Dandy voice –" you call that an ice breaker? This is an ice breaker. "

Why is it painted pink?

Vulcan · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2005, 10:54:41 PM »

Dunno but it sure has a preddy mouth

Pei · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2005, 11:36:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Vulcan
Dunno but it sure has a preddy mouth

Wonder if it can squeel like a pig?

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2005, 04:48:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
I think in long run You'll be happier of leasing that ship than getting some of our broads... Belive me; I know.

I dated a Finnish woman 4 years ago, good thing I got out when I did. I ran into her a few months ago, and holy crap, did she ever expand outward.

Kust Call her the MSV Siljander and sail HER bellybutton off to the Gulf of Mexico

rpm · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2005, 07:45:12 PM »

Inspired by aviation history, the U.S. Coast Guard recently unveiled it's new "Twin Pig".

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2005, 08:25:31 PM »

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Originally posted by RightF00T
The help is duly noted but...Holy crap, that thing is going to be hell to sail on in clear water. Why an icebreaker?

Since Finland pretty much freezes up completely in winter I think the question should be; are there any Finnish ships that are not icebreakers?

RightF00T · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2005, 01:26:44 AM »

Hehe good point Holden, I just couldn't imagine them sending a standard icebreaker for relief efforts if they have a more sea-worthy vessel in the arsenal. It would be like the UK with its cache of guns sending the US a knife, but considering they only have knifes to work with its a nice gesture.