MPI Adventure in Belfast Lough. 08 Oct 2019. TIV MPI Adventure is a 14,739 GT wind turbine installation vessel that was built in 2010 by Cosco Nantong Shipyard, China.
MPI Adventure is metres (454 ft 7 in) long, with a beam of metres (133 ft 10 in). She has a draught of between metres (11 ft 6 in) and metres (18 ft 1 in), with a depth of metres (32 ft 10 in). She has an air draught of metres (219 ft 10 in) when operating at a 5 metres (16 ft 5 in) draught.] The ship is propelled by three Rolls Royce US 355 FP azimuth thrusters. She has three bow thrusters. These are powered by six 3,625bhp Rolls Royce-Bergen C25:33L-8 diesel engines. MPI Adventure has accommodation for 112 crew, with a maximum of 200 people able to be accommodated on board. Equipment installed includes a crane which has a capacity of 1,000 tonnes (980 long tons) at 25 metres (82 ft) radius. An auxiliary crane has a capacity of 160 tonnes (160 long tons) at 70 metres (230 ft) radius and a third crane has a capacity of 50 tonnes (49 long tons) at 25 metres (82 ft) radius. The ship is fitted with six metres (239 ft 6 in) jacking legs. She can jack up in waves metres (11 ft) high and at windspeeds of up to 14 metres per second (27 kn) with a maximum current of metres per second ( kn). Once jacked up, the ship can operate in waves of metres (32 ft 10 in) high, windspeeds up to 36 metres per second (70 kn) and currents of metres per second ( kn). She can operate in water up to 40 metres (130 ft) deep, with the legs sinking into the seabed by 5 metres (16 ft) and the ship raised metres (25 ft 7 in) above the surface of the sea.
Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Belfast
Photo credit: © Paul McErlane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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