Italian Crewboat: Excellence in Design, Quality in Construction
Cummins Vessel Reference #786
There is something about Italian products, from consumer goods to industrial objects, that carries a stylistic flair. This is well represented in the cruise ships of the Fincantieri Shipyard, such as the 2015-delivered Britannia. More recently this flair for design and quality construction is evident in the 2016-delivered fast supply vessel Blue Brother from Cantiere Navale Vittoria SPA of Adria, on the Canal Bianco which connects to the Po River in the province of Rovigo, Italy.
Tecnonavi SRL of Ancona, Italy designed the 51.75 by 9.2-meter vessel. The aluminum hull, with a depth of 2.2 meters, is painted a bright red with a white superstructure. The well-fendered bow and stern allows for personnel transfers both fore and aft. The forward mounted accommodation has seating for 71 passengers and accommodations for up to 14 crewmembers. A crane-launched rescue craft is located on the upper deck, aft of the wheelhouse.
The vessel is fitted with a Dynamic Positioning 2 system from Kongsberg that includes two bow thrusters as a part of the required redundancy. Main propulsion power for the vessel is four Cummins KTA50-M2 diesels, each rated for 1342 kW (1800 HP) each at 1900 RPM. The engines each turn a fixed propeller through ZF 5050 A gearboxes with 2.962:1 reduction. The four engines deliver a total of 5,372 kW (7200 HP) to give the Blue Brother a top speed of 28 knots.
Capacities include 120 cu. meters of fuel, 115 CM or water and 1.5 CM of lube oil. While remaining under the ownership of the shipyard group, the boat will join the fleet of Bambini SRL under charter.
Photos courtesy of Cantiere Navale Vittoria
For more information:
Riccardo Masiero
Manager, Purchasing Department
Cantiere Navale Vittoria S.p.A.
Via Leonardo da Vinci, 47
Adria, Rovigo 45011
Italy
E-mail: riccardomasiero@vittoria.biz
Mobile: 39 349 556 7140
Whatsapp/Viber etc: 39 349 556 7140
Skype: riccardo.vittoriashipyard
Dir.phone: 39 0 426 900467-155
switchboard: 39 0 426 900467
Fax: 39 0 426 41741
E-mail: shipyard@vittoria.biz
Web: www.vittoria.biz
Rachel L Bridges
Marine Regional Leader – Europe, Middle East & CIS
Cummins Ltd
E-mail: rachel.l.bridges@cummins.com
Phone: 44 1327 886176
Mobile: 44 7710 321024
Alan Haig-Brown
Over 30 years as an author for global commercial marine and fishing publications backed with hands-on experience on commercial fishing boats and coastal freighters makes Alan Haig-Brown uniquely qualified to provide vessel reference articles for Cummins Marine. You can find him in shipyards around the world, and on his own website, www.haig-brown.com.
