Hong Kong Fire Services Department
Fireboat 6 (Excellence)
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To further enhance maritime operation efficiency, this Department has procured a new Fireboat ‘Excellence’ to replace the old fireboat 6 which had been serving the community for more than 24 years. The new fireboat is more powerful and sophisticated. The vessel was handed over to this Department on 18.3. 2005. After extensive trial operations to ensure reliable and effective performance of the vessel, she has been put into commission with her base at TYFBtStn since 18.4.2005.
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| Principal Particulars | |
| Crew | 12 (Senior/Station Officer as Officer in Charge) |
| Built | 2004 by Guangdong Machinery Import & Export Co. Ltd. |
| Cost | HK$ 53 Million |
| Dimensions | Length : 42 m Breadth : 10 m Draft : 3 m |
| Displacement | 680 tonnes |
| Engines | Main Engine – 2 x 1,772 kw Caterpillar diesel engines Bow Thrusters – 1 x 518 kw diesel engine Auxiliary Engine – 2 x 245 kw diesel generators |
| Generators | 2 x 245 kw Caterpillar diesel generators 1 x 84 kw Caterpillar auxiliary generator |
| Fire Pump | One independent fire pump & two fire pumps PTO main engines. |
| Pumping capacity | 3 x 40,000 = 120,000 litres per minute. |
| Speed | 15 knots. |
| Passenger capacity | 101 persons |
| Storage | Fuel : 41,690 litres Fresh water : 22 tonnes Foam compound : 30,000 litres |
| Navigation Equipment | 2 marine radars, global positioning system (GPS), echo sounder and electronic navigation chart. |
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Fire Fighting & Rescue Equipment
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| Fire System | Controlled by touch screen computer system |
| Deck Monitor | 2 remote controlled main water monitors 2 remote controlled water/foam monitors 4 manual controlled water-foam monitors |
| Delivery outlets | 10 x 100 mm diameter and 2 x 70 mm diameter outlets |
| Daughter boat | One 6.7m speedboat with 2 x 75 HP outboard engines, the boat is equipped with 1 fire pump and 1 monitor |
| Diving cage | A diving cage with sufficient capacity for the conveyance of 3 divers to a depth of 60m at one time. |