SMS SHOALBUSTER

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Damen Shoalbuster 2609 completes 14,572 nm round trip: Including two transatlantic crossings

The SMS Shoalbuster, a 26-metre Damen Shoalbuster 2609 owned and operated by GSS Marine Services based in Rosyth, Scotland, has recently completed a 14,572 nm round trip that included two transatlantic crossings. The Shoalbuster range is designed as a multi-role workboat optimised for shallow waters, however its high bow and sturdy construction means that it is capable of handling even ocean crossings. When the SMS Shoalbuster departed Stathelle, Norway, earlier this year, no-one realised that she would be gone for so long or sail so far. At the time, she was on charter to tow some floating pipes to Porto Plata in the Dominican Republic, a distance of 4,400 nm. However, while she was underway GSS was offered a second job. This involved towing a backhoe dredger from the Dominican Republic 3,700 nm to Vitoria, 20 degrees south of the equator on the coast of Brazil. No stranger to international assignments – GSS has vessels operating in the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and Russia – the company accepted the job. http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/damen-shoalbuster-2609-completes-14572-nm-round-trip-including-two-transatlantic-crossings/