Sarawak Slipways delivers 'OMS Terra Nova'

Sarawak Slipways of Miri, Sarawak East Malaysia, has delivered the 1179GT FPSO support vessel ‘OMS Terra Nova'.

A pair of Niigata mains engines each generating 1,838kW at 750rpm power the Niigata Z-Drives on the ABS-classed dynamic positioning vessel. A 520kW Cummins KTA19-M4 engine powers a retractable HRP azimuthing bow thruster as an essential component of the vessel's dynamic positioning system. For electrical requirements, the 50 by 13.8-metre vessel has a pair of Cummins QSM11-powered 250 kW Stamford generator sets. Aft of the main house, a double drum MacGregor Plimsoll double drum anchor handling winch is completely enclosed. A closed circuit television system allows the wheelhouse to monitor action around the winch. The boat has a designed bollard pull of 55 tonnes forward and 42 tonnes aft with the mains at 100 per cent MCR. The ‘OMS Terra Nova', registered in Port Klang, Malaysia, is the first of two being built at he Sarawak Slipways.
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