The Chilean Navy Receives ATF-65 Janequeo Tugboat Built By Indian Company
The fleet tug ATF-65 Janequeo from Chilean Navy, acquired from the Indian shipyard Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding, arrived on Monday, February 22, at the port of Valparaíso after a journey of more than 11,000 nautical miles through the Indian and Pacific oceans.
The new ship replaces the ATF-68 Leucotón Withdrawn from service in 2008 and its incorporation allows the Chilean Navy to increase its rescue and salvage capabilities.
From the institution they explained to Infodefensa.com that he Ministry of Defence approved on January 26, 2018, the project Tug which contemplated the purchase of a new unit in order to maintain and complement the missions carried out by the ATF-66 Galvarino and the ATF-67 Lautaro.
The objective of the project Tug is to strengthen the rescue and salvage capacity, both of civil and military vessels in the area of national responsibility, safeguard human life at sea, preservation of the environment and natural resources, logistical support where required and the capacity to perform the rescue and salvage of a submarine.
This initiative allows giving continuity to the mission of Security and Maritime Interests of the Country entrusted by the State of Chile to the Navy and which also includes search and rescue actions, according to the areas of responsibility established in international agreements.
Search in the international market
On March 5, 2018, the decree authorizing the incorporation of the ship was signed by the then Ministers of Defense and Hacienda, and within the framework of this project, the Chilean and U.S On August 27, 2018, they signed a cooperation agreement to seek the best alternative that exists in the market and that would allow, in addition to safeguarding human life at sea, serve as a rescue and salvage platform for submarines.
After evaluating various options, the institution chose a vessel specialized in towing and handling and positioning of anchors (Ahtsv) from the Indian shipyard Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding which was part of a contract for four supply vessels (PSV) and two Ahtsv made in 2016 by Halul Offshore Services Co. WLL (HOSC) from Qatar to L&T Shipbuilding.
HOSC canceled its purchase in 2016 due to the drop in demand for services from the oil industry and L&T Shipbuilding put these units up for sale in 2018, which had a construction value of approximately $ 20 million each and invited shipowners, operators, governments and public sector companies to submit bids.
The unit, before embarking on the trip, received work at the facilities of the Indian shipyard located in Kattupalli that included improvements in habitability and sanitary facilities as well as new paint on the superstructure, deck and hull. The ship made landfalls in its navigation to Chile in the ports of Colombo, Singapore, Male, Singapore and Wellington.
Characteristics of the ATF-65 Janequeo
The ATF-65 Janequeo is 70 meters long, 19 meters wide and has a maximum draft of 6.2 meters. It displaces 2,500 tons and has a static or Bollard Pull 150 tons. It can carry 38 crew and 22 passengers.
The Janequeo vessel is equipped with advanced diesel-hybrid propulsion, has a dynamic positioning system DP2 and it can fight fires, respond to emergencies, perform rescue actions, resupply supplies offshore, recover oil spilt at sea and other tasks.
The Ahtsv, helmet number 71010, has two main engines MAN of 2,290 kW, two 1600 kW hybrid motors from Siemens and reaches a top speed of 13.5 knots. It has four 1690 ekW MTU generators plus two 850 kW bow thrusters, two 500 kW stern thrusters and controllable pitch propellers (CPP) of At Wärts.
Deck machinery features a waterfall type towing winch of Rolls-Royce with 350 ton rated pull, two sets of two pins SWL Karmoy of 225 tons, two sets of SWL Karmoy jaws Shark Jaws 450 tonnes, one Rolls-Royce 2.5 x 7-meter anchor handling stern roller, two SWL Rolls-Royce 15 tonne winches and one 5 ton deck crane Sormec.
The vessel has a capacity for 700 cubic meters of fuel, 900 cubic meters of Drill Water, 600 cubic meters of fresh water, 700 cubic meters of HNLS / GOLD and four tanks of 226 cubic meters for dry bulk cargo.
