prithvi partap singh
@rascalmaster FOLLOWS YOU
Madrid Maersk swings to starboard with 4 tugs and departs Felixstowe 8th June 2017
Due to the strong winds while she was in port, her departure time changed several times. Earlier in the day her ETD was 21:30 but as the afternoon went on the ETD changed again to 1900 which would mean that the Stena Hollandica would pass through the harbour to Parkeston Quay.
Finally her ETD was confirmed for 18:30 so the pilot was going across from Harwich at 18:00 and cargo operations would finish around 18:30then depart when the Stena Hollandica has passed through the harbour.
The HHA pilot Prithvi @rascalmaster went across from Harwich on the pilot launch St Cuthbert to board the Madrid. Once onboard he radios through to Harwich VTS to confirm that her maximum draft was 11.35 metres for Antwerp and that there would be a slight delay as there was a bit of lashing that needed to be finished off.
The last crane booming up and crane driver coming down, the tugs began to leave the tug pontoon and head for their stations. Svitzer Kent leads the flotilla out from the pontoon shortly followed by the Svitzer Shotley, Svitzer Sky and Svitzer Deben. The pilot comes on the radio again and goes on to a working channel for the tugs which was channel 12. The pilot confirms that he wants the 2 big tugs (3212's) on the centre leads fore and aft and the 2 other tugs on port quarter and port shoulder and it would be a starboard swing. Svitzer Kent paddles up to the stern to take the centre lead aft, Svitzer Shotley paddles up to the port quarter and made fast, Svitzer Deben goes to the bow to make fast on the centre lead forward while the Svitzer Sky hangs around away from the ships side until the other tugs were fast.
Before the Kent and Deben were made fast a few of the offshore head and stern lines were slackened and bought back onboard. Once all the tugs were fast they all got in position to pull the Madrid of the berth. Down to spring lines the tugs begin to stretch their lines ready for work. All lines let go the pilot begins the departure. The Kent and Shotley lifts off at 50% while the forward tugs pull off the same weight. Soon after the aft tugs increase to 75% then up to full. The Madrid slowly edges away from the berth with the stern leading the way. The pilot gives a couple of kicks astern on the main engines to stop her going ahead in the brisk SW wind.
Edging in to the channel the stern of the Madrid begins to swing. Once the gap between the bow of the Madrid and the quay increased, Svitzer Deben eases up on the port side and comes around onto the starboard side to swing the bow while the Svitzer Sky eases up and comes in for a push on the port shoulder. Svitzer Sky pushes up full while the Deben pulls at 50%. The stern swinging around the pilot decreases the 2 aft tugs to help the bow around.
Swung around to head out of the harbour the pilot gets the Shotley and Sky to come in to let go. They begin to head back to the tug pontoon. The Deben was the next to come in to be released. The pilot enquired which tug would standby on the port quarter for a push around the 90° Beach End out of the harbour. It was going to be the Deben but the Shotley very kindly stood in so the crew on the shotley could rest. The Shotley steaming ahead from the pontoon creating bow waves to lay alongside the ships side. Coming ahead on the main engine the pilot radios the Kent still fast aft that it would be a couple of minutes before the Kent would go out for a powered in-direct on the starboard side.
Approaching the Fort Buoy the Pilot gets the Kent go out on the starboard side at full line load while the Shotley to position on the most aft tug marker at a 45° angle and push up full. The Kent increasing her power she tilts in the water showing an impressive bit of manoeuvring. Once around the Beach End the Shotley eases up and comes away from the ships side to head back to the pontoon. The kent Eases up and comes in to be released.
The pilot radios Harwich VTS to say that tugs are gone and proceeding to the Sunk. VTS replies after the MSC Rifaya there is no further traffic.
In the main channel near 5&6 Buoys the Madrid Maersk passes a previous record breaker the MSC Rifaya. the pilots on both ships say hello as they pass each other.
MSC Rifaya is 400 metres long and has a capacity of 19437TEU. She was only knocked off the top spot earlier this year. Now she is the 4th largest in the world.
Deano C
Madrid Maersk
IMO 9778791
Built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Maritime Engineering Co. Okpo, South Korea
Hull number: 4302
Flag: Denmark
Home port: København
LoA 399 metres
Beam 58.6m
Capacity 20568TEU
Net tonnage: 78834t
Deadweight tonnage: 214286t
Maximum draft: 16.5 metres
Engines:
Main engines:
x2 MAN-B&W 7G80ME-C9.5 each rated at 46620 kW
Other engines:
x2 8 cil each rated at 3800kW
Turbogenerator rated at 4600kW
Shaft Alternator rated at 4000kW
Madrid Maersk
IMO 9778791
Built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Maritime Engineering Co. Okpo, South Korea
Hull number: 4302
Flag: Denmark
Home port: København
LoA 399 metres
Beam 58.6m
Capacity 20568TEU
Net tonnage: 78834t
Deadweight tonnage: 214286t
Maximum draft: 16.5 metres
Engines:
Main engines:
x2 MAN-B&W 7G80ME-C9.5 each rated at 46620 kW
Other engines:
x2 8 cil each rated at 3800kW
Turbogenerator rated at 4600kW
Shaft Alternator rated at 4000kW
Two brief videos of the 'Svitzer Kent' carrying out indirect towage of the 'Madrid Maersk' on 06/06/0217.
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