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  2. Bollard pull - Wikipedia

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    Bollard pull is a conventional measure of the pulling (or towing) power of a watercraft.It is defined as the force (usually in tonnes-force or kilonewtons (kN)) exerted by a vessel under full power, on a shore-mounted bollard through a tow-line, commonly measured in a practical test (but sometimes simulated) under test conditions that include calm water, no tide, level trim, and sufficient ...

  3. Anchor handling tug supply vessel - Wikipedia

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    The reference load used in the design and testing of the towing winch is twice the static bollard pull. Even if AHTS-vessels are customized for anchor-handling and towing, they can also undertake, for example, ROV ( remotely operated underwater vehicle ) services, safety/rescue services, and supply duties between mainland and offshore ...

  4. Aiviq - Wikipedia

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    Aiviq is an American icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) built in 2012 to support oil exploration and drilling in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska.The vessel's primary task was towing and laying anchors for drilling rigs, and oil spill response.

  5. Emergency tow vessel - Wikipedia

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    Mellum: 5 nmi (9.3 km) southwest off Heligoland, bollard pull of 100 t [12] Neuwerk: 5 nmi (9.3 km) southwest off Süderoogsand (Nordfriesland), bollard pull of 113 t [13] Baltic Sea. Bülk: Kiel Fjord, bollard pull of 40 t [14] Scharhörn: Hohwacht Bay (between Kiel and Fehmarn), bollard pull of 40 t [15] Baltic: Warnemünde, 127 t of bollard ...

  6. Ducted propeller - Wikipedia

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    Bollard pull can increase up to 30% with ducts. With decelerating ducts, the circulation opposite of the Kort nozzle, resulting in a negative thrust of the duct. This type is used for high speed vessels with increased exposure to cavitation and vessels that want to reduce noise levels, such as warships.

  7. Canadian province Alberta creates patrol unit to police US border

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    By Nia Williams (Reuters) -The Western Canadian province of Alberta will spend C$29 million ($20.46 million) to create a new sheriff-led patrol unit to police its 298-kilometer (185-mile) border ...

  8. IRS-class tugboat - Wikipedia

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    The IRS class of tugboats are a series of Bollard pull tugboats built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam, for the Indian Navy.. INS Sahas and INS Dhiraj tugs were flagged off by Commander (retd) K.S. Subramanian, the Director (shipbuilding) and INS Himmat was flagged off by Rear Admiral (Retd) N K Mishra, NM Chairman & Managing Director of HSL.

  9. New Jersey weapons research arsenal also develops drones, as ...

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    The US Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, located at the Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County, awarded a Maryland company a $50 million contract in 2018 to develop robotic ...