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1974 SEA NEPTUNE, 1978 RIBUT, 1991
ALBUQUERQUE, 2002 OTTON Registered: IMO
7401588 /(SGP)ON 367885
347 GRT, L39,48m(34,98), B9,40m, D3,785m(4,40) - fifi
2 cpp, 2x diesel 4tew 8cyl Fuji type 8L32X, 2600bhp-1914kW, sp 13,5kn,
bp 60t
SEA NEPTUNE
1974 -19/07: Launched by "Matsuura Tekko Zosen" at Higashino (JPN) (YN
240)
1974: delivered to "Sembawang Towing Co" at Singapore
(SGP flag, c/s 9V2435)
1978 -xx/04: To "Wijsmuller Marine Services (Far East) Pte Ltd" at
Singapore, fitted with fifi tower, renamed RIBUT
Managed by "Moonlight Shipping Pte Ltd" at Singapore (subsidiary of "Sembawang
Towing Co"), a "work-company" from Wijsmuller, which was managed by CW
Marine (also Wijsmuller sub) to service the storage tanker ESSO MERCIA
(87002/1968) off West Malaysia. When this was finished, RIBUT was sent
to Ras Tanura
1983: To "Wijsmuller Salvage BV", serving in the Persian Gulf during
Iran-Irak war (1983-1988)
during Gulf War transferred to a consortium between "Wijsmuller Salvage
BV", "M.C. Marine Inc" (Monaco) and "Albwardy Marine Engineering" (Dubai)
1985 -21/01: hit on the bow by an Exocet missile off Ras Tanura (SAU),
repaired at Dubai
1988: consortium ended at end of Gulf War, RIBUT left the Persian Gulf
1989: To "Wijsmuller Offshore Contractors BV" for a renovation project
at Arzew (ALG)
1990: returned to "Wijsmuller Salvage BV" after the failing of the Arzew
project
1991 -xx/03: To "Lineas Agromar Ltda" at Barranquilla (COL), renamed
ALBUQUERQUE (339 GRT, 4 NRT)
2002: To "Naviera Lilamar" at Cartagena (COL), renamed OTTON
2003 -18/08: arrived at Vlissingen (NLD), arrested 26/08 when customs
found a load drugs hidden in a fuel reservoir
2004 -29/10: left Vlissingen in tow of tug AMSTELSTROOM for Bilbao (ESP)
(intended to be broken up, but later told to be repaired and returning
to towing services) |
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