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Re: Future Ships - R/V Aurora Borealis

avesh — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:18:15 -0000

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

Re: Future Ships - R/V Aurora Borealis

John — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:28:41 -0000

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

Re: Future Ships - R/V Aurora Borealis

Arun Kr. Dev — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:14:04 -0000

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.

Re: Future Ships - R/V Aurora Borealis

Arun Kr. Dev — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:00:30 -0000

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.