Itikka road swing bridge opens

Itikka road swing bridge (at Peltosalmi, Iisalmi) opens to Annuska push-barge and Jermac push-tugboat. Jermac has been manufactured on Savonlinna Pääskyniemi dock at 1970, at the time it was called Rauma III. Changed from towing tugboat to pushing tugboat at 1998. Main engine Cummins KTA 38 M (746 kW), draft 3,1 m, width 7,5 m, length 25,7 m. Annuska push-barge has been manufactured on Singapore at 1977. It has a steering propeller, capacity of 1500 tons (2000 m3), length 58,1 m, width 12,8 m, draft 3,4 m. Together with Jermac, overall length 81 m. More information on finnish: http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/pielis-laivat/puskuproomu.html

This is filmed with my new Panasonic HDC-SD900. I now have it as second video equipment, it is quick, and easy-to-use camcorder.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Itikka
• road
• swing
• bridge
• Annuska
• Jermac
• tugboat
• pushbarge
• barge
• inland

[CuseRecorder]

Awesome! Very cool bridge, how long does it normally take a vessel to clear the bridge?

[Kyosuke1989]

@CuseRecorder Small boats about 5 min, larger such as this about 10 mins.

[santtu37]

Millois meinaat käydä taas kuvailemassa lisää rautatievideoita?