1970 NOORDZEE, 1986 SMIT NOORDZEE, 1988 DAFI, 1993 YAL

 

Registered: IMO 7008788 /(BHM)ON 708850
1312 GRT, 191 NRT, 965 DWT, L68,51m(62,08), B12,60m, D5,696m(6,41) - fifi, salv.
1 cpp, 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl Werkspoor 6TM410, 7000bhp-9000ihp total, sp 17kn
fitted 1975 with bowthruster, 390bhp
tuned up to 7000bhp-5145kW-11000ihp total

 

1970 -12/01: Launched by "Scheepsbouwwerf & Machinefabriek De Merwede v/h Van Vliet & Co" at Hardinxveld (YN 599)
1970 -29/05: delivered to "L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst" at Rotterdam
        ("Smit Internationale Sleepbootmaatschappij 'Noordzee' BV")
        (NLD flag, c/s PGJO)
1975: fitted with bowthruster 390bhp by "Boele's Scheepswerven en Machinefabriek" at Bolnes
1986 -xx/02: To "Smit Tak International Ocean Towage & Salvage Co Ltd" at Nassau (BHM), renamed SMIT NOORDZEE
        (BHM flag, ON 708850, c/s C6BQ9)
1988: To "Iran Marine Services Co (Smit Tak)" at Bandar Khomeini, renamed DAFI
1991 -xx/05: heavily damaged by fire, but repaired (1311 GRT, 1 diesel 4tew 6cyl Werkspoor)
1993: To "Iran Marine Services Co", renamed YAL
        (IRN flag, ON 659, c/s EQTS)
199x: To "Pars Dolphin of Qeshm Co" at Bandar Bushehr (IRN)
2003: still in service