The Istanbul Naval Shipyard has recently delivered 'Kurtama 5' and 'Kurtama 6', a pair of fire and safety boats which have been added to the fleet of the Turkish Maritime Organisation. Four Voith Water Tractors of this name are already in service in the Bosporus. All of the six Kurtarma vessels of the Turkish water safety authorities are fitted with Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP).
'Kurtarma 5' and 'Kurtama 6', which have just entered service, are of identical design to the preceding four vessels, each with an overall length of 37.6 metres, a width of twelve metres and a draught of 5.8 meteres.
The vessels are each driven by two 2,650kW diesel engines transmitting their power to two VSPs type 32 R5/265-2. With a bollard pull of 65 tonnes, the vessels are two high-performance Voith Water Tractors of the E-Class (Escort Class).
Equipped as Class 2 fire fighting boats, they are able to expel 7,200 cubic metres of water in an hour with their four monitors.
