Port Authority took over the boat VĖLUNGIS

 

 

Port Authority took over this boat from The Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration. The take-over hand-in statement was signed by the director general of Port Authority Eugenijus Gentvilas and the director of The Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration (LMSA) Evaldas Zacharevicius.

 

Pursuing to resolution No. 169 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, dated by the 24th of February,2010,  SE Klaipėda State Seaport Authority on the 20th of February, 2010, under the right of use as property  took over from LMSA  a non – current   tangible asset  – inspection boat VELUNGIS to manage, employ and have at its disposition.

 

Inspection boat VĖLUNGIS will be employed to deliver pilots on/from board of the ships calling or leaving Klaipėda Port, to perform the search of people and salvage of life activities in port waters. In case of necessity inspectors from LMSA will be provided a possibility to employ this boat for inspection of ships at harbour roads or ships that have moored at Būtingės terminal..

 

Port Authority took a decision to grant another name to this inspection boat. The name of the boat VĖLUNGIS will be changed into MINGĖ.  

 

Presently auxiliary fleet of Port Authority comprises 7 ships: the diving loggers RIFAS and GELMĖ, the pilot boats SMILTĖ and DANGĖ, the rescue boat ŽAIBAS, the hydrographic vessel RUSNĖ and the tag STUMBRAS.

 

Length – 14,10 m;

Height – 5,96 m;

Propulsion engine – MTU  8V 2000 M70;

Power – 525 kW;

Construction year and venue – 2005, Estonian Ship Construction Yard „Baltic Workboats“ .

 

The boat VĖLUNGIS has been serving as inspection boat for 5 years already.  In this period of the boat exploitation the propulsion engine has worked 600 hours. The boat VĖLUNGIS can develop the speed up to 20 knots (37 km/h) and is equipped with a navigational equipment. Darius Spyčius has been appointed as the captain of this boat. 

 

 

 

 

 

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