Case story | SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system Reliable fire fighting on Esvagt Aurora SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system was put to the test when fire broke out. The Vessel Esvagt Aurora, a 87M Field ERRV (Emergeny Rescue and Recovery vessel), Ulstein X-bow design SX123, was built by the Spanish shipyard “Zamacona” and delivered to Danish shipowner “Esvagt A/S” in 2012. Esvagt A/S, a partly Maersk-owned company. Esvagt has a long tradition for using the SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system from Danfoss and therefore the choice of fire fighting system was easy. All Esvagt vessels are purpose-built for a variety of rescue operations, and an essential and mandatory focus area is therefore ship safety and the quality and operation of the installed fire fighting system. System Description The SEM-SAFE® system protects the engine room with both a total flooding - and local application water mist system. In addition to the system class requirements, a system with a back-up unit for emergency operation in case of total black-out has been developed in close corporation with Esvagt. The vessel is classed by DNV and DMA. Mr. Kristian Ole Jakobsen COO at Esvagt A/S explains: “By teaming up with Danfoss, we have together developed a stateof-the-art fire fighting system, which provides increased safety for our crews and vessels - a focus area which is an imperative request for us.” www.semsafe.danfoss.com
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