1956 A 954 ZEETIJGER, 1991 ZEETIJGER, 2000 FLAMINGO BAY

Registered: LR56-57:83612 /LR60-61:86898 /LR66-67539814
IMO 5398141
275 GRT, 41 NRT, L37,90m(35,51), B(7,60), D3,350m(3,89)  (124'4"x24'11"x10'11.7/8") - salv.
1 fpp, d-e. 2M 350kW, 330shp each, 2x diesel 4tew 8cyl "Atel. Walschaerts" Brussel, sp 13kn
re-engined 1971 2x diesel 4tew 6 cyl ABC type 6MDX, 1000bhp-735kW total, sp 13kn

A 954 ZEETIJGER
1956: Built by "Beliard, Crighton & Cie SA" at Oostende (BEL) (YN 151)
1956: delivered to the Belgian Government (Bestuur van het Zeewezen en de Binnenvaart) at Oostende (BEL) (pennant A 954)
        (BEL flag, regd Oostende, c/s ORDO)
1971: re-engined 2x diesel 4tew 6 cyl ABC type 6MDX, 1000bhp-735kW total
1994 -xx/04: sold by public auction to 'NV Scheepssloperij Bakker' at Brugge (BEL) (for 275.000 Bfr)
1994: To Cees H. Schoonbeek at Amsterdam (NLD), restored
        (NLD flag, regd Amsterdam, 247 GRT, 74 NRT)
1995: left for St.Maarten (Carribean) for use as tug/diving vessel
1999 -17/11: stranded and damaged by hurricane Lenny, on the St Maarten shoreline at the corner of Airport Road
1999 -29/11: refloated and returned to service
2000 -xx/05: To "Flamingo Bay Research Pty Ltd" at Cairns, Qld.(AUS), renamed FLAMINGO BAY
        (employed as research/diving vessel)
2004: electrical refit at Sydney, NSW (AUS)
2005: still in service