"The world's fastest triple screw Cummins KTA-38-M2 powered crewboat," says Singapore's Penguin Marine before adding another feature, "with armour-plated bridge."
Delivered in October 2012, Penguin's Flex-38S series crew boat, the MV 'Abba' is not only fast, it is good-looking and versatile.
With capacity for up to 90 workers in reclining seats, the boat also has an 80-square-metre open deck with a 55 tonne capacity. The deck is strengthened for up to two MT per square metre.
At 38 metres in length with a beam of 7.6 metres and a molded depth of 3.65 metres, this is a big boat built to Penguin Shipyard International's proprietary design. The boat is designed to carry robust cargos at optimum speeds.
At 31.5 MT DW the MV 'Abba' can achieve 27 knots at 100% of MCR and then, in a fuel-saving mode using an 85% MCR and the same deadweight, the vessel still achieves a remarkable 26 knots.
The three resilient-mounted Cummins KTA-38-M2 engines turn fixed-pitch nickel-alum-bronze 5-blade propellers through Twin Disc MGX6690 gears with 2.93:1 reduction. Each engine is rated for 1,000kW at 1,900rpm. There is a single 74kW electro-hydraulic bow-thruster. There is also an external FiFi monitor with a remote clutch and 600 cbm pump.
Auxiliary power for the MV Abba includes three Cummins 6BT5.9-DM1 engines turning Stamford UCM274G 80kW alternators. Tankage is provided for 65,000 litres of fuel oil and 30,000 liters of freshwater. Accommodation for eight crew members is provided in four bunkrooms. A rescue zone is defined and a motorised workboat, with davit, is installed.
The boat is also fitted with an IMO approved Sewage treatment plant to handle up to 15 crew.
The SOLAS-equipped boat is classed ABS +A1 HSC +AMS "Crewboat" and meets the regulations, codes and guidelines of MARPOL, SOLAS, and IMDG.