International Marine Consultancy is pleased to announce the listing of a 1982 built dipper/backhoe dredge with folding spuds and a Liebherr 992 excavator is capable to work in 2.5 metre waves. With its interchangeable fittings, depending on the installed booms and buckets, it is possible to function even at the depth of 20 meters. Spuds folding and moving is done independently only by one operator from a dredger cabin. Both the system of precision positioning - DGPS as well as IHC XPM software for dredging works enable this dipperdredger to work even with the precision of 10 cm. As it is certified with Germanischer Lloyd Coastal Service classification (valid 2012) it can sail and work within the area of international coastal waters.

Full specs can be viewed here. We are pleased to receive your enquiries.

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The NATO phonetic alphabet, more formally the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet. Though often called “phonetic alphabets”, spelling alphabets have no connection to phonetic transcription systems like the International Phonetic Alphabet. Instead, the NATO alphabet assigns code words to the letters of the English alphabet acrophonically so that critical combinations of letters (and numbers) can be pronounced and understood by those who transmit and receive voice messages by radio or telephone regardless of their native language, especially when the safety of navigation or persons is essential. The paramount reason is to ensure intelligibility of voice signals over radio links. It is used by many national and international organizations, including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It is a subset of the much older International Code of Signals (INTERCO), which originally included visual signals by flags or flashing light, sound signals by whistle, siren, foghorn, or bell, as well as one, two, or three letter codes for many phrases.[1] The same alphabetic code words are used by all agencies, but each agency chooses one of two different sets of numeric code words. NATO uses the normal English numeric words (Zero, One, with some alternative pronunciations), whereas the IMO uses compound numeric words (Nadazero, Unaone).

The alphabet’s common name (NATO phonetic alphabet) arose because it appears in Allied Tactical Publication ATP-1, Volume II: Allied Maritime Signal and Maneuvering Book used by all allied navies in NATO, which adopted a modified form of the International Code of Signals. Because the latter allows messages to be spelled via flags or Morse code, it naturally called the code words used to spell out messages by voice its “phonetic alphabet”. The name NATO phonetic alphabet became widespread because the signals used to facilitate the naval communications and tactics of the United States and NATO have become global.[2] However, ATP-1 is marked NATO Confidential (or the lower NATO Restricted) so it is not publicly available. Nevertheless, a NATO unclassified version of the document is provided to foreign, even hostile, militaries, even though they are not allowed to make it publicly available.

Phonetic Alphabet (as incorporated by IMO)

Alfa
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliett
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
Zulu
0 Nadazero
1 Unaone
2 Bissotwo
3 Terrathree
4 Kartefour
5 Pantafive
6 Soxisix
7 Setteseven
8 Oktoeight
9 Novenine

Smit International has issued a statement about the sinking of the Bourbon Dolphin, which capsized on April 12th whilst performing offshore services for the drill platform Transocean Rather. Subsequently, SMIT Salvage was contracted by Bourbon Offshore Norway AS, to render salvage services to Bourbon Dolphin.

Said Smit: “The mobilization of the necessary salvage personnel, craft and equipment started immediately. A salvage team of seven members was flown to the Shetland Islands and the anchor handling tug Zeus, equipped with a diving spread and salvage equipment departed to the casualty from Den Helder, the Netherlands. The AHT SV Highland Valour was chartered in order to depart from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, as soon as the salvage team arrived.”

“Unfortunately, owing to fog conditions and reduced visibility on the Shetland Islands the salvage team encountered delays as a consequence of cancellation of inbound flights and suspension of helicopter services.”

“Meanwhile, discussions were held between all interested parties and the UK Secretary of State Representative with regards to releasing the casualty by cutting the pennant wire / anchor chain to which she was connected to the drill platform. This was considered necessary because it was reported that Bourbon Dolphin was causing a threat to the drill platform and its personnel.”

“On Saturday 14th April in the late evening, the pennant wire was cut and the casualty was released from the platform. The AHT SV Olympic Hercules held the casualty in position awaiting the arrival of the salvage team and craft. In the early afternoon of 15th April, the master of Olympic Hercules reported a deterioration in the condition of Bourbon Dolphin. At around 18.00 hours, the salvage master arrived on site and established that the casualty was unstable and in the process of losing her buoyancy.”

“Given the prevailing weather and sea state conditions at that time, (southwesterly wind 5 Beaufort and a sea swell of 4-5 metres) it was deemed to be unsafe to carry out the towage or even perform preparations such as a diving survey.”

“At 21.15 hours local time Bourbon Dolphin was completely submerged and the wire connection to Olympic Hercules had to be released. The vessel sank at the position of 61º 03.53N 003º 48.92 W. Tugs remained on site to monitor the area.”

source: Offshore Shipping Online

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© Bourbon Offshore Norway

The Bourbon Dolphin accident occurred last Thursday evening while the ship, a DP 2 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel, was on operations 75 nautical miles North West of the Shetland Islands with 15 people on board.

Today, at 9:16 pm Local Time, the vessel sunk and is lying at 3,600 feet.

SMIT Salvage started salvage operations in the middle of the day on April 15th after a complete survey of the situation. The Salvage Team was composed of 2 tugs with crew and material, 4 specialized divers and one Salvage Master in charge of the operations.

The ship was first disconnected from the rig, and as the weather conditions became bad (25 knot south-westerly wind and 4 meter high waves), it became destabilized and then sunk before towage was possible.

For the time being, most of the salavage equipment has left the zone, except for one tug that remains for the moment on the zone to monitor the current situation.

As rightly noted by Gerald Baron, Bourbon is trying very hard to communicate openly about this crisis. They have set up an online emergency page to keep all parties informed, providing relevant facts and personal statements.

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REF: RDZ704021

We have European clients looking to purchase a second hand Jack-Up / Self Elevating Platform along following lines:

- dimensions: approx 24 x 18 (can try slightly smaller/bigger)
- lifting capacity: 70 - 100t
- equipped with 4 hydraulically operated spud legs, min. 18m long
- needs to be a modular pontoon
- age immaterial but in working condition

Above image is for reference only.

Please contact us if you have such a unit available for sale. Please provide full specs, GA plan, pictures and price indication.