The dual-purpose tugboat for emergency aid and pollution cleaning is officially listed for service in Taizhou Port

Yesterday morning, the first government-funded tugboat "Taihai Jiu 01" for emergency aid and pollution cleaning, was officially commissioned in Taizhou Port. This is also the dual-purpose tugboat with the most complete equipment and the largest tonnage in Taizhou waters, it will greatly enhance Taizhou's marine search and rescue and ship oil spill emergency response capabilities.
 
Taizhou's maritime navigation environment is complex, fishery production operations are busy, shipping and vessel traffic is intensive, marine accidents are prone to danger, and the amount of emergency rescue assistance at sea is relatively weak. The Taizhou Municipal People's Government adheres to the concept of "people first, life first" and invested 50 million yuan in the construction of a dual-purpose tugboat "Taihai Jiu 01" for emergency aid and pollution cleaning.
 
According to reports, "Taihai Jiu 01" tugboat has a total length of 45 meters, a profile width of 12.6 meters, a profile depth of 5.5 meters, a full-load draft of 4.5 meters, a main engine power of 3840 kilowatts, a design speed of 13 knots, a positive drag force greater than 60 tons, and a wind resistance rating of nine to ten level. The tugboat is equipped with oil skimmers, oil dispersant spraying arm, oil booms, oil spill recovery tank and other oil spill removal and recovery devices, and the oil spill recovery capacity is 150 cubic meters per hour. At the same time, two fire-fighting water monitors (with a range of 150 meters) were installed.

After the “Taihai Jiu 01” tubboat series is commissioned, it will entrust the professional organization Ningbo Yonggang Tug Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Ningbo Zhoushan Port, to be responsible for daily operations and maintenance management, and accept emergency response dispatch from the Taizhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center. It is mainly responsible for marine emergency disposal, life search and rescue, marine anti-pollution emergency and other important tasks. It is used for emergency operations such as rescue towing, oil spill recovery, oil spill elimination, fire fighting, search and rescue of human lives, and port towing under daily and severe sea conditions in Taizhou port and nearby coastal waters, which can meet the requirements of offshore towing operations.