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In October 2020, APS \u2013 Administra\u00e7\u00e3o dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, S.A. signed a contract with the Irish shipyard \u201cSafehaven Marine\u201d for the construction of a new pilot vessel \u201cInterceptor 48\u201d.<\/p>\n
The boat is similar to the one already existing in the Port of Leix\u00f5es and Aveiro, measuring 14.9 m in length, with a beam of 4.4 m and a draft of 1.3 m, and a total displacement of 18.8 tons. The hull is divided into four watertight compartments and is self-rigging. Propulsion is provided by Volvo engines and two 4-blade propellers, with an operating speed of 25 knots. The fuel tank has a capacity of 1,800 liters and the water tank is 110 liters. The vessel has a generous set of communications and navigation equipment, including radar, sonar, GPS and ECDIS. In the cabin, with a low noise level, 7 people can be seated in seats that mitigate shock and vibrations, and in the forward accommodations, 6 more passengers can be transported. The hull is protected with fenders all around and prepared for impacts that can occur in bad weather conditions, when docking for pilot transfers.<\/p>\n
It also has additional safety equipment, namely for the rescue of castaways, where the hydraulic platform for collection at the stern and Jason Cradle stands out.<\/p>\n
The Port of Sines, had already owned a speedboat built in this Irish shipyard, an Interceptor 55 that burned down in June 2019.<\/p>\n
Image kindly provided by Cte. Joaquim Gravato from the Espinheiro boat in the Port of Aveiro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In October 2020, APS \u2013 Administra\u00e7\u00e3o dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, S.A. signed a contract with the Irish shipyard \u201cSafehaven Marine\u201d for the construction of a new pilot vessel \u201cInterceptor 48\u201d. The boat is similar to the one already existing in the Port of Leix\u00f5es and Aveiro, measuring 14.9 m in length, with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"iawp_total_views":10,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"\n