"PIANOSA"

Foto : Peter Aerts

Foto : Peter Aerts

1953 BUGSIER 6, 1953 ELISABETH LETZER, 1973 PIANOSA, 1986 VIBO MARINA

86 GRT, L26,70m, B6,15m, D2,90m
1 scr, diesel 4tew 8cyl Deutz type RBV8M545, 850bhp-625kW, speed 11kn, bp 9t

BUGSIER 6
1953: Launched by "F. Schichau" at Bremerhaven (DEU) (YN 1649)
1953 -14/04: delivered to "Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG" at Hamburg (DEU)
        (DEU flag, regd Hamburg, c/s DIEY)
1953 -20/04: To "NV Sleepdienst Letzer" at Antwerpen (BEL), renamed ELISABETH LETZER
1954: brought in to "UNION - Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage" at Antwerpen (BEL)
        (BEL flag)
1958: sank near Hangar 22 at Antwerpen, raised and repaired
1964: sank near Hemiksem, raised and repaired (round porthole in the bridge replaced by a square one)
1969: rebuilt: both masts replaced by one before the funnel
1973 -24/04: To "Fratelli Neri Sas Gestione Rimorchiatori" at Livorno (ITA), renamed PIANOSA
        (ITA flag)
1986: To "Calabria Navigazione" at Giola Tauro (ITA), renamed VIBO MARINA

2006: Still at service