Kilroom 110T
Ramsey & Caldey 85T
3 wick class 85T
Haven, Waterston and Lindsway 95T

No problem at all
Cheers,
John

@em777 thanks for that information. That helps to explain the situation more clearly. What is the bollard pull on the KILROOM?

Hi Mattyboy,

Il answer this if I may....I'm one of the tug skippers at Milford. Ian is quite right. The kilroom is in escort mode and whilst connected directly astern of the LNG tanker is acting as a brake for the ship. In this position she is applying transvers arrest to basically slow the ship down. Whilst leaving the port the kilroom is again in this position as a security measure. For example if the steering was to fail then the kilroom can slow the vessel down again as a brake to allow the other tugs to make fast again and assist, and she can also operate in 'in-direct' mode and work out onto the vessels quarters and steer the vessel. Same reasoning applies for oil tankers over a certain size and depending on their cargoes.
Hope this helps!

Ahh yes ! The Sea Empress - how could I forget that. I remember her grounded.I'd come down and watch her rolling in those heavy swells whilst those tugs fought a losing battle to prevent an ecological disaster. And the C-47's taking off from the aerodrome to spray detergent !

Not sure about the answer Mattyboy, but it might be going back to the Sea Empress disaster when there were no escort tugs in service at Milford at the time when a connected tow with a powerful tug could help to avoid such a disaster, this may help but if anybody else out there knows please comment.


Ian

Thank you Ian for explaining but what is the purpose of this line connection?

Mattyboy, The stern tug is the Svitzer Kilroom the designated escort tug that is required to escort all the South Hook LNG Carriers in and out of the Haven as required by the Milford Haven Port Authority, the designated escort tug for the Dragon LNG Terminal is the Svitzer Waterston, you can see this happening on some oil tankers that use the Puma Energy, SemLogistics and Valero Terminals.

Regards
Ian