Draft:Synergy (dredge)
The Synergy (USCG id: 1260666, hull id: ACD50BARE515, id: 9520)[1][2] is, as of 2023, the largest diver-operated suction dredge in the world by diameter,[2] and thus the largest one operating out of Nome, with a 14 in (36 cm) suction hose diameter.[3] The self-propelled dredge barge is featured as a gold mining dredge for sea mining on the Bering Sea operating out of Nome, Alaska, USA; operated by owner-diver-dredger-captain Zeke Tenhoff; on the Discovery Channel show Bering Sea Gold.[2] It was previously owned by TNT Mining Inc.[4]
Specifications[edit]
- Name: Synergy
- USCG id: 1260666
- Hull id: ACD50BARE515
- Nome port boat id: 9520
- Homeport: Nome, Alaska, USA
- Country of registry:
USA - Hull builder: Action Craft
- Build year: 2015
- Length: 50 ft (15 m)
- Breadth: 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Depth: 2.00 ft (0.61 m)
- Tonnage: 16
- Suction hose diameter: 14 in (36 cm)
- Dredge pump power: 350 hp (260 kW)
References[edit]
- ^ a b United States Coast Guard, "Primary Vessel Number 1260666 -- Results for Vessel SYNERGY", USCG Port State Information Exchange, USCG Maritime Information Exchange [1]
- ^ a b c d "Captains of Industry". Bering Sea Gold. Season 17. Episode 1. 6 October 2023. Discovery USA.
- ^ a b Emily Riedel (12 November 2022). "Emily Riedel's Guide to Building a Bering Sea Gold Diver Dredge". Bering Sea Pay Dirt.
- ^ "Nome, AK port boats". Boats Database. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15.
- ^ "ACTION CRAFT Serial Number Lookup and Hull Identification Number Decoder". Boat History Report.
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