UKD Dolphin is a trailing suction hopper dredger with IHC equipment. She is ideally suited for estuary and close-quarters dredging, combining compactness with capacity. With a single suction pipe fitted well aft on the starboard side, the vessel is capable of dredging in confined spaces. Ideal for maintenance dredging, the vessel is equipped with de-gassing gear and drag-head jets, and underwater overflow via an adjustable weir.

All dredging equipment has computerised control and monitoring systems. Navigation guidance is by DGPS which, together with digital mapping of the dredge area, provides the Master with precision positioning.

The vessel is equipped with VHF, MF and mobile telephone, e-mail and fax links, twin radar sets, echo sounder and radio tide gauge receiver.

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