R/V CAPE HATTERAS, a 134-foot all-welded steel offshore research/oceanographic vessel built in 1981 by Atlantic Marine Florida, LLC. Appraisal PDF provided. It is the bidder's responsibility to review in it's entirety prior to placing bid.
VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 134 ft
Beam: 32 ft
Depth: 13.5 ft
Summer draft: 10 ft
Gross tonnage: 473
Net tonnage: 141
Displacement: approx. 640 long tons
IMO No.: 8023541
Call Sign: WDH2897
Fuel: approx. 28,695 gal
Freshwater: approx. 6,000 gal
Engine: (2) Caterpillar D379B diesel main engines, approx. 700 BHP each
Drivetrain Components: Twin Disc MG540 hydraulic gearboxes
Generator: (2) Caterpillar 3406 generator engines with (2) Kato 175 kW generators
Engine Hours: Approx. 110,500 hours port main engine and 109,533 hours starboard
FEATURES
Configured for offshore research/oceanographic operations.
The vessel includes:
Stern A-frame
Starboard J-frame
Electro-hydraulic cranes and winches
Main-deck laboratory
Scientific electronics room
Navigation bridge
Galley
Mess
Laundry
Crew accommodations
Multiple staterooms/bunkrooms
Rigid inflatable boat with 25 HP Yamaha outboard
MATERIAL DISCLOSURES
Notable conditions include:
- Vessel is not currently classed. ABS classification was canceled following port tail-shaft repairs not completed in accordance with ABS rules.
- No recent ultrasonic thickness-gauging documentation available. A 2021 thickness survey identified significant bottom-plating thickness reductions in isolated areas.
- Forward boom crane is out of service and out of certification.
- Refrigerated storage and galley deep fryer are inoperative.
- Marine sanitation device reportedly does not operate in automatic mode.
- Two 25-person inflatable life rafts had been removed for inspection at survey.
- Machinery, cranes, winches, tanks and void spaces were not fully tested or internally inspected during the appraisal.
***This list is an abbreviated summary and IS NOT comprehensive. The provided survey takes precedence over this description.
INSPECTION & REMOVAL
Inspection is strongly encouraged and available by appointment. Buyers are responsible for any cost associated, including but not limited to, surveyors, engineers and other professional services. NO destructive testing, machinery operation, underwater inspection, diving or sea trial is permitted without prior written authorization.
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