Atlantic Oak
{{short description|Nova Scotian tug boat}}
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|Ship name=Atlantic Oak
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|Ship builder= East Isle Shipyard, Georgetown
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|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9295672}}
- {{MMSI Number|316004240}}
- Callsign: CFH8951
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|Ship homeport= Halifax
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|Ship class=Tug
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|Ship length={{convert|28.79|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|11.14|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|5.24|m|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion= Twin screw
|Ship speed={{convert|13|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on}}
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Atlantic Oak is a tug boat based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.{{cite web|last=ATLANTIC OAK|title=ATLANTIC OAK|url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=316004240|publisher=marinetraffic.com|accessdate=January 17, 2013}} The boat is owned by Atlantic Towing Limited,{{cite web|last=ATLANTIC OAK (O.N. 826703)|title=Transport Canada Vessel Registration|url=http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/4/vrqs-srib/d.aspx?shipid=826703&lang=e|publisher=Transport Canada|accessdate=January 17, 2013}} which is owned by Irving Shipbuilding.{{cite web|last= Professional Mariner|title= Atlantic Towing and Ectug both introduce new tugs for competing service in Halifax|url=http://www.professionalmariner.com/March-2007/Atlantic-Towing-and-Ectug-both-introduce-new-tugs-for-competing-service-in-Halifax/|publisher= Navigator publishing|accessdate=January 27, 2013}} Atlantic Oak was built by East Isle Shipyard Ltd. in Prince Edward Island and was commissioned in 2004.{{cite web|last=Atlantic Oak Specification |title=Atlantic Towing Fact Sheet |url=http://www.atlantictowing.com/uploadedFiles/Atlantic%20Oak%20PDF-2007.pdf |publisher=Atlantic Towing |accessdate=January 17, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} One of the boat's duties in the Harbour is to assist in launches at the Halifax Shipyard.{{cite web|last=MacKay, Mac|title= Tugfax: Atlantic Oak|url=http://tugfaxblogspotcom.blogspot.ca/search/label/Atlantic%20Oak|publisher= Tugfax|accessdate=February 14, 2013}} The boat guides many tankers and bulk freighters along with other large ships into port.
General characteristics
Atlantic Oak is a Z-drive class, with two Aquamaster US 225, Twin screw tug built to a design first used for the tug Atlantic Spruce. The boat has two Caterpillar 3516 HD engines with a top speed of 13 Knots. The boat carries on-board firefighting equipment and has an 80 tonne deck capacity. The boat is {{convert|28.79|m|ft}} long, {{convert|11.14|m|ft}} wide and draws 5.24 {{convert|5.24|m|ft}}.
== Notable events==
In 2008 the dredging barge Shovel Master capsized after experiencing rough seas while being towed by Atlantic Larch from Saint John to Halifax for a refit. The crew were rescued by a CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopter shortly before the barge capsized near Yarmouth. Atlantic Oak towed the capsized, but still floating barge, for only 150m before it sank, spilling thousands of gallons of diesel fuel, hydraulic fluid and waste oil.{{cite web|last=professional Mariner |title=Crew of foundering dredge plucked by helicopter from Bay of Fundy|url=http://www.professionalmariner.com/April-2009/Crew-of-foundering-dredge-plucked-by-helicopter-from-Bay-of-Fundy/|publisher=Navigator Publishing|accessdate= February 14, 2013}}
On Jan 15th, 2013 the boat was seen guiding the damaged HMCS Athabaskan into dock at the NC jetty in Halifax.{{cite web|last=Ziobrowski, Peter|title=Athabaskan is Home|url=http://blog.halifaxshippingnews.ca/2013/01/athabaskan-is-home.html|publisher= Halifax Shipping News|accessdate= February 14, 2013}}
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