"FINLAND"

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1961 DANBY CROSS, 1975 FINLAND, 1997 OSTARA

Registered: IMO 5085988 /(GBR)ON 187319 /(NLD) 14429.Z.Dordt.1976 /(NLD)IVR 27.14429
114 GRT, L26,78m(24,39), B7,29m(7,17), D3,00m(3,35)  (87'10"(80'0")x23'11"(23'6")x9'10"(11'0"))
1 scr +dir.nozzle, diesel 2tew 4cyl Crossley (nr.145828), 750bhp, sp 10,5kn, bp 15t

DANBY CROSS
1961: Built by "J. Pollock Sons & Co" at Faversham (GBR) (YN 2123)
1961 -xx/08: delivered to "Tees Towing Co Ltd", mng "Wm. Crosthwaite & Son - Cross Line Tugs" at Middlesbrough (GBR)
        (GBR flag, regd Middlesbrough, ON 187319)
1975: To "Sleepdienst Willem Muller BV" at Terneuzen (NLD), renamed FINLAND
        (NLD flag, IVR 27.14429, c/s PEBT)
1976: rebuilt with closed wheelhouse
1984: taken over by "Bureau Wijsmuller" at Ijmuiden (NLD)
1991 -01/01: brought into "URS - Unie van Redding en Sleepdienst" at Antwerpen (BEL)
1992 -24/03: To "F. Staal Handelsonderneming" at Zwijndrecht, resold to "Sloopbedrijf Travis" at Haarlem (NLD)
1993: sold for breaking up
1994: resold to "Partyship Chr. de Jonge" at Amsterdam (NLD), converted to luxury party boat
1997: completed, renamed OSTARA
2002: To "Spido BV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
2006: still in service