The Tuvli 160 (USCG id: 516564)[1] is an ocean-rated crewed flat-topped barge in the process of being adapted into a powered littorals at-sea excavator-boomed suction dredge mining vessel.[2] It is owned by Pomrenke Mining and its registered home port is Nome, Alaska, USA.[1] The Tuvli 160 was featured in 2018 season 10 of Bering Sea Gold.[3][4] Co-owner of Pomrenke Mining, Shawn Pomrenke, confirmed in July, 2022 that he had dropped the plans to rebuild the Tulvi 160, which he called the Mega Dredge, due to costs involved.[5]
Specifications
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- Launch date: 1968
- Length: 160 ft (49 m)
- Width: 45 ft (14 m)
- Depth: 10 ft (3.0 m)
- Net tonnage: 633 tons (bare)
- Gross tonnage: 825 tons (projected)
- Mining rate: 564 cu ft (16.0 m3) per hour
- Mining depth: 80 ft (24 m)
References
edit- ^ a b c "TUVLI 160 (516564)". boatdb.net. Boat Database.
- ^ a b "Enter a Titan". Bering Sea Gold. Season 10. Episode 1. 30 March 2018. Discovery Channel (USA).
- ^ facebook.com/ShawnBSG/videos/1027027910806210/
- ^ "Closing the Gap". Bering Sea Gold. Season 10. Episode 8. 26 May 2018.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE Shawn Pomrenke Reveals Plans for the Mega Dredge". Bering Sea Paydirt. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Over the Line". Bering Sea Gold. Season 10. Episode 4. 20 April 2018. Discovery Channel (USA).
External links
edit- Boat Database (boatdb.net) Nome, AK port boats
See also
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