Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2018
Oceanographic icebreaker delivered
Kronprins Haakon | An oceanographic icebreaker, Kronprins Haakon , has been delivered from Fincantieri-owned shipyard Vard Langsten to Norway’s Institute of Marine Research, the country’s state organisation for oceanographic research and fishing. The vessel was constructed at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso and Muggiano shipyard before sailing to Norway for final tests prior to delivery. The 9,000gt ship reached a top speed of 15 knots. It is more than 100m long, 21m wide, has accommodation for 55 persons in 38 cabins, and can proceed through ice of thickness up to 1m under its own power....