Jiangmen completes third towing/supply vessel for Pacific Crest

Singapore's Pacific Crest will soon take delivery of the third in a series of 53-metre towing and supply vessels from Jiangmen Shipyard on the Pearl River in Guangdong Province, China.

Enjoying an extensive area with covered build locations including covered graving docks, the yard is capable of building an impressive array of vessels at once. In late October 2008 the yard had a ship-docking tug, two or three 40-metre ocean towing vessels, a Robert Allan-designed escort vessel and a small tanker in addition to the 53-meter towing supply vessel nearing completion for Pacific Crest.

Fitting out alongside at the shipyard the impressive orange-hulled vessel displayed her versatility with a three-metre by 1.2-metre stern roller, deck mounted sharks jaws, a bow thruster and a substantial double drum waterfall-towing winch from ME Winch of Singapore. A pair of Cummins KTA50 main engines powers each of the three vessels.

Each of the 16-cylinder, 50-litre engines generates 1,195kW at 1,800rpm and turns into Reintjes marine gears. The first two vessels, 'Crest Radiant 1' and 'Crest Radiant 2', will be followed into service by the 'Crest Radiant 3' to undergo sea trials in November.