Türkiye’s shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has launched the third fully electric tug built for state-owned crude oil and natural gas company BOTAŞ.
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The newbuild is the third of four ElectRA Series tugs based on the ElectRA 2500SX design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd. The first unit was launched on July 5 this year, and the second on August 9.
The emission-free tugs boast a battery capacity of 5,085 kWh each and can achieve 70 tonnes of bollard pull and a speed of 12 knots.
The vessels, to be named BOTAŞ Hilal, BOTAŞ Bayrak, BOTAŞ Ay, and BOTAŞ Yildiz, will measure 25.4 meters overall, with a 12.8-meter beam, 5.2-meter depth, and a maximum draft of 5.8 meters.
