''Atlantic Salvor'' is a US-flagged ocean-going tugboat owned and operated by Donjon Marine of Hillside, New Jersey. Sailing under her original name ''Mister Darby'' until 1998, the boat was built by Halter Marine Inc. and launched on 1 February 1977. She was involved in the salvage operation following the wreck of ''

New Carissa MV ''New Carissa'' was a freighter that ran aground on a beach near Coos Bay, Oregon, United States during a storm in February 1999 and broke apart. An attempt to tow the bow section of the ship out to sea failed when the tow line broke, ...

''.

Construction

Then named ''Mister Darby'', the boat's construction was completed and she was delivered to Jackson Marine Corporation on 9 February 1997. Her hull, constructed from

ordinary strength steel ABS Steels are types of structural steel which are standardized by the American Bureau of Shipping for use in shipbuilding.Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, American Bureau of Shipping, 1990 ABS steels include many grades in ''ordin ...

, has an overall length of , a molded breadth of , and a

moulded depth A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, der ...

of . The boat has a total of 21 tanks: 12 for fuel oil, 5 for ballast water, 5 for lubricating oil, 7 apiece for fresh- and waste-water, a hydraulic oil tank, a slop tank, and an anchor chain locker. The tug can carry up to 6 cubic meters of fuel, has a

gross tonnage Gross tonnage (GT, G.T. or gt) is a nonlinear measure of a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage. Neither gross tonnage nor gross register tonnage should be confused with measures of mass or weigh ...

of 852 GT and a net tonnage of 205 NT. The boat's propulsion is powered by two Alco Engine Inc. 16-251F engines with a maximum continuous power rating of apiece. Each engine has 17 cylinders with a piston stroke of . Each engine powers a single cast steel propeller. Electrical power is generated by two Detroit Diesel 8V71

auxiliary generator A diesel generator (DG) (also known as a diesel Genset) is the combination of a diesel engine with an electric generator (often an alternator) to generate electrical energy. This is a specific case of engine generator. A diesel compression- ...

s. The bow thruster is powered by a single Detroit Diesel 8V71. It also has one Detroit Diesel 12V71 fire pump engine along with a single Detroit Diesel 8V71 tow winch engine. In 1998, the tugboat was purchased by Donjon and renamed ''Atlantic Salvor''.

History

Salvage of the ''New Carissa''

MV ''

'' was a Japanese-owned bulk carrier flying the Panamanian flag of convenience that ran aground on a beach near Coos Bay, Oregon, United States, during a storm in February 1999, and subsequently broke apart. The ship's insurers declared the vessel to be a total loss. As a result, ''New Carissa'' was no longer a salvageable vessel; instead, she had effectively become a

shipwreck A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ...

. Attempts using the "Salvage Chief" and the "Atlantic Salvor" pulling together to refloat and tow the stern section were unsuccessful.

Tow of the ex-USS ''John F. Kennedy''

''Atlantic Salvor'' was hired by the United States Navy to tow the decommissioned ex-''John F. Kennedy'' from Norfolk to Philadelphia in March 2008.

Notes

References

External links

''Atlantic Salvor'' specifications page at Donjon Marine

Tug 44 article on ''Atlantic Salvor'' (photos)

Numerous photos
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