ALP Striker | Bollard Pull Testing

Ever wondered how a Bollard Pull Test is performed? 309.6 tonnes of pure force. Watch and learn...as our ALP tugs practice their craft.

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[twentysevenferrets]

Tug I used to work on was a steam tug, 17 tonne pull. I massive amount of labour was taken to sustain that pull too! Two boilers & 6 furnaces to stoke, the crew of 15 was seldom idle. During the annual harbour "tug race" we were quite happy to be cruising at 15kts in light swell and nil wind holding a stead 180psi of steam. We were quickly overtaken by the harbours newest tug - going astern no less - at quite a pace. Those modern voith propulsion systems are amazing in the amount of power they deliver and the maneuverability!

[imustbegettinolder]

I'm 75 and this makes me wish I could do it all over again and go to the sea. Simply beautiful.

[deutschedog]

Was involved with a Bollard test years ago. A sudden engine surge ripped the Samson post off the deck an threw it 500m through the air. It was found a week later on another dock.

[brandonbaney]

I love this, my only question is who would dislike this video. Most beautiful ship I’ve ever seen. Let me see more pull!

[polinesia]

We've done bollard test on the Port of Jebel Ali during the early 1980's. The vessels are GC 306, 7 and 8 . They're all powered Cats and Mirless Blackstones. We've done both the pull and side thrusters. By the way GC stands for Gulf Cobla ( costain / blakenvoort ). The company built the Jebel Ali port. Watching your video brings back a lot of good memories in Dubai. The GC vessels are split hopper barges all built in the Netherlands just like I'll make a guess here Alp Striker is . This video is taken some where in South Korea I would also guess. And in Korea I remember one have to leave ones shoes outside the door if you enter one of those very welcoming houses. Good luck guys, Von Voyages.

[richrepublican]

I love how the X-Bow design performs in classy water just like my row boat.

[z.weertje]

I love this vessel, it`s the first that can pull my mother in law into the sea from the beach.

[neilanthony]

Well in all my years... I never knew how breathtaking a Bollard pull test could be. Now what would be the music score for a anchor brake test?

[stevenross-watt]

Good advert/commercial. I'm convinced. I want one.

[PDSalling]

Thank you Teekay Corporation for this post.

[bcherbs]

Where can i buy mine? i think, i also have a coupon somewhere here !

[IkeMann]

I don’t know anything about ships but this is a beauty and a beast!

[php]

It's nice that this tug doubles as a fire boat. Just look at those two massive red fire monitors on top of the bridge wings.

[hntrains]

1. How long did it travel to the bollard?
2. Why did it have to pull the bollard?

[Cbob]

Are they trying to make the wharf longer?

[maxpower]

Why is it trying to tow a harbour out to sea?

[terrytytula]

Beautiful video, just the right length, would really like to see the interior of the vessel.

[csmaster]

I've always wondered about these DP2 vessels that have 2x bow thrusters of small size plus a retractable azimuth thruster in the bow. It gives great station-keeping in normal situations, but in the event of a worst case failure the vessel would be reduced to a single small bow thruster. With 2x 1500kw thrust in the bow it should have great redundancy.

[SaveThePurpleRhino]

How to maintain your ship heading in maximum pull ? When we did this, the ship tend to sway and start listing

[bubbamaxx]

I love the music. Who is the artist or name of the song please...