Tor Viking
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| Drawing of the Tor Viking The Tor Viking | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Icebreaker Tor Viking |
| Owner: | Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS |
| Port of registry: | Skärhamn, Sweden |
| Laid down: | 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,382 tonnes |
| Length: | 83.70 metres |
| Beam: | 18.00 metres |
| Draught: | 6.00 metres |
| Propulsion: | 18,300 HP / 13, 440 kW |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Crew: | 23 |
| Notes: | imo=9199646 |
The Tor Viking is a icebreaker and Anchor handling tug.[1][2] She is owned and operated by a Norwegian company, Trans Viking, but she is registered in Sweden. She has two sister ships, the Balder Viking and the Vidar Viking.[3] She has been employed supplying offshore arctic petroleum drilling expedition.
In late January 2010 the Swedish Maritime Administration called for the Vidar Viking and the Tor Viking to serve as icebreakers in the Baltic Sea.[4] The vessels are chartered on a contingency bases -- where Trans Viking's parent company, Transatlantic, is paid a basic flat fee for the vessels to be available, within ten days, without regard to whether they are used. Their previous usage was in 2007. The contract expires in 2015.
References
- ↑ "AHTS/Icebreaker Vidar Viking - Main Characteristics". http://www.vikingsupply.com/vess_vidar_spec.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ "Vidar Viking". Arctic Logistics Information And Support. http://siempre.arcus.org/4DACTION/wi_alias_fsDrawPage/1/144. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ "Balder Viking". Arctic Logistics Information And Support. http://siempre.arcus.org/4DACTION/wi_alias_fsDrawPage/1/146. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ "TransAtlantic's icebreakers are called in for icebreaking in Baltic Sea". PR Inside. 2010-01-29. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pr-inside.com%2Ftransatlantic-apos-s-icebreakers-are-called-in-for-r1693761.htm&date=2010-02-18. "TransAtlantic has a long-term contract with the SMA, which entails that the vessels must be available during the first quarter of the year as required and within ten days for icebreaking in the Baltic Sea. In return, Transatlantic receives an annual basic fee, regardless of whether icebreaking is conducted or not. If icebreaking is conducted, the fee is increased. The contract expires in 2015, with an option to extend for an additional 15 years."
