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Future Ships - R/V Aurora Borealis

Started by gcaptain · 3 months ago

The most technologically advanced drillship in the world is not on lovaton in the gulf of mexico or in a Korean shipyard. Actually it’s not even built yet. Meet the Aurora Borealis, a dynamically positioned, drillship/icebreaker, arctic research vessel designed for the Euro ... Continue reading »

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  • Arun Kr. Dev

    9 months ago

    I wonder that twin propellers resulting more possibilities of propeller-ice interactions. Single pod could have been an alternate choice from manufacturers. Of course twin propellers have an advatage of using smaller diamter thus creating more hull aperture.

    How will the vessel be dealing with drifting ice while drilling? Does it mean that the vessel still requires ice management by suitably deploed other ice breakers.
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  • Arun Kr. Dev

    9 months ago

    One more item is that as the number of special personnel on board the vessel will be much more tha 12, the vessel is going to be a special purpose ship (SPS) satisfying IMO Res A 534(13). Please confirm.
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  • John

    9 months ago

    All god questions I'm not qualified to answer. Any other readers have insight for Arun?
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  • avesh

    8 months ago

    nice thinking n technology but can u [please also put an article on hoe can we think about the future propellers i.r. the propepellers of the fifth generation
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