Command Boat 2 (CB 2)
Command Boat 2 (CB2)
| Command Boat 2 is berthed at Sea Rescue Berth to provide firefighting and sea rescue services in waters within 5km from the Hong Kong International Airport. | |
| Principal Particulars | |
| Crew | 8 (Principal Fireman as Officer in Charge) |
| Built | 2024 by Afai Southern Shipyard (Panyu Guangzhou) Ltd. |
| Dimensions |
Length : 36m |
| Displacement | 390 tonnes |
| Engines | 4 x 1,939 KW Marine Diesel Engines (MTU 16V2000 M96L) |
| Fire Pump | 2 x PTO Inner Main Engines (FFS SFP 250x350 XP) |
| Pumping capacity | 2 x 15,000 litres per minute |
| Speed | Max. 42 knots |
| Passenger capacity | 18 crews and 300 persons for Survivors’ Cabin |
| Rescue capacity | 300 persons for Survivors’ Cabin and 300 persons with 10 x 30-person liferafts |
| Storage | Fuel: 10,000 litres Foam compound: 8,000 litres (AR-AFFF) |
| Navigation Equipment |
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| Fire Fighting & Rescue Equipment | |
| Deck Monitor | 2 remote controlled water/foam monitors |
| Delivery outlets | 8 x 70 mm diameter water outlets. |
| Daughter Boat | One 6.3m speedboat with 1 x 258 HP inboard engine. The daughter boat can be launched and recovered via Stern Ramp Launch and Recovery System in the course of navigation of CB2. |