Yuexin Shipbuilding Company on August 16 delivered the anchor handling tug/supply (AHTS) vessel 'Redfish 3' to its owner Otto Offshore of Malaysia.
Designed by Conan Wu & Associates of Singapore. 'Redfish 3' has an overall length of 66.6 metres, a moulded breadth of six metres, a five-metre moulded depth and a five-metre draught. With 420 square metres of clear deck area, the vessel can carry 42 personnel, 1,238 cubic metres of fuel oil, and 239 cubic metres of potable water. Powered by two Niigata main engines rated 2942kw at 750rpm each, the vessel is equipped with two CAT gen sets and three CMR thrusters to enable the vessel to be with good stability.
'Redfish 3' is Yuexin's sixth delivered project this year. The other five vessels are: 'Redfish 2', the sister vessel of 'Redfish 3'; 'Body Tidy', a 69.9-metre AHTS for Tidewater; 'Westsea Kestrel', a 45m multi-purpose vessel built for Westsea Offshore; 'Sealion Admira', a 32m ASD tug for 'Sealion Sparkle Port and Terminal Services; and 'Mrs Doroty' built for Coremar. In addition, Yuexin has signed a new contact to build four 34-metre ASD tugs for Red Sea Marine Service Company in Middle East.
