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Marine’s tug Fairmount Sherpa has delivered drillship Peregrine 1
safely in Singapore. The Peregrine 1 was towed to from Salvador in
Brazil to Singapore.
For this job the Fairmount Sherpa was mobilized from Rio
de Janeiro where the tug had delivered rig ODN TAY IV. Upon arrival in
Salvador the Fairmount team prepared the Peregrine 1 for towage. After
these preparations Fairmount Sherpa commenced the towage of Peregrine 1
across the Atlantic Ocean, clearing Cape of Good Hope and across the
Indian Ocean towards Singapore - a voyage of over 9,100 miles, which was
done at an average speed of approximately 8.5 knots. En route a bunker
stop was made in Port Louis, Mauritius.
The 1982 build, 150 meters long Peregrine 1, is owned by US company
LaPatagonia Offshore. The drillship had to be towed to a shipyard in
Singapore for repairs and modifications.
Fairmount Marine is a marine contractor for ocean towage
and heavy lift transportation, headquartered in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands. Fairmount’s fleet of tugs consists of five modern super
tugs of 205 tons bollard pull each, especially designed for long
distance towing, and a multipurpose support vessel. Fairmount Marine is
part of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
Group.
