(Surf SAS) PSV Asterie 2004 GIE, Marseilles took delivery of the UT 755 L supply vessel ASTERIE in March from Brattvaag Skipsverft AS. This is a sister vessel of ANTENOR which was delivered in January. The owning company is part of Groupe Bourbon in France.

The vessel's propulsion machinery consists of two Bergen Diesel KRMB9 diesel engines, each with an ouput of 2005 kW. The reduction gear and propeller are both of Kamewa Ulstein make. The vessel is equipped with Kamewa Ulstein VROS TCNS 73/50-180 azimuth and two Kamewa Ulstein 150 TV.

Electric energy is produced by two Caterpillar gensets with motor type 3406 DITA and two shaft generators each of 1800 kW from Scandinavian Electric Systems.

The Fi-Fi I system is supplied by Kværner Eureka, and the deck machinery is from Rauma Brattvaag. ASTERIE provides accommodation for 24 persons. Mare Safety has delivered equipment for the galley and the vacuum toilet system is from Jets Vacuum.

The engine room alarm system is of UMAS V make and the DP-system from Kongsberg Maritime. The electronic navigation equipment installed by O. Øverland features Furuno FR-2135 S-band and FR-2115 X-band radars, Furuno FE-700 echo sounder, Furuno DS-80 log, Anschütz St. 22 gyro compass, Anschütz Pilotstar D auto pilot and Furuno GP-80/90 GPS.

Amongst the communication equipment onboard one finds Furuno FS-5000 MF/HF SSB, w/DSC-60 GMDSS, three Tron VHF's, two Furuno FM-8500 VHF's, two FM-2721 VHF's, Tron 40S emergency beacon, SART radar transponder, Furuno FA-100 AIS, Furuno Felcom 15 Inmarsat C, Furuno Felcom 82B Inmarsat B, Furuno NX-500 Navtex and Nera 7701 iridium telephone.

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