"NORE CHALLENGER"

Foto: Terry Egalton
foto : W. Vercruysse
foto : W. Vercruysse

foto : R. Bolleman

foto : coll. P. van Damme

foto : coll. P. van Damme

1973 GUARNE, 1978 SUPERBE, 2001 NORE CHALLENGER

Registered: IMO 7325942 /(FRA)ON 3185107
215 GRT, 0 NRT, L31,91m(28,50), B8,84m, D3,499m(4,09) - fifi
1 cpp, diesel 4tew 6cyl MWM type TBD500-6, 1800bhp, bp 27t

1973: Built by "Astilleros de Santander" at Santander (YN 81)
1973 -xx/11: delivered to "Remolques y Servicios Maritimos SA (Reyser)" at Santander
        (ESP flag, c/s EGDV)
1978: To "Soc. Dunkerquoise de Remorquage et de Sauvetage" (Progemar), mng "Soc. Boulonaise de Remorquage" at Boulogne (FRA), renamed SUPERBE
        (FRA flag, ON 3185107, c/s FPDX, 220 GRT, 19 NRT)
198x: To "Soc. Provencale de Gestion Maritime (Progemar)", mng "Soc. Dunkerquoise de Remorquage et de Sauvetage" at Boulogne
1992: To "G7 SA", mng "Les Abeilles Dunkerque" at Boulogne
1996: To "Les Abeilles", mng "Les Abeilles Dunkerque" at Boulogne
2001 -24/09: To "Rudder International", mng "Nore Maritime Shipping Ltd" (Murray Tugs) at Queenborough (GBR), renamed NORE CHALLENGER
        (COM flag, c/s D6BE5)
2005: still in service