"SAFARI WEST"

foto : F. de Paauw

SAFARI WEST

1977 SAFARI WEST, 1977 STAD SPRING, 1978 SEAFORTH ADVENTURER, 1978 CAUSEWAY ADVENTURER, 1988 BUSY SNAIL, 1990 BRITISH FORAGER

Tug/AHT
Registered: IMO 7503441 /(VCT)ON 2126 /(PAN)ON 18245-89B
469 GRT, 138 NRT, L45,01m(38,00), B12,70m, D4,706m(5,90) - ice, fifi, salv.
2 cpp, bowthr., 2x diesel 4tew V16cyl Alcon type 16V261F, 3240bhp total, sp 12kn

1977: Built by "Fulton Marine Engineering NV" at Antwerpen-Ruisbroek (YN 7100)
1977: delivered to "Safari Tugs" (NOR)
1977: To ??, renamed STAD SPRING
1978: To "Seaforth Maritime Ltd" at Aberdeen, renamed SEAFORTH ADVENTURER
1978: To "Causeway Shipping (Panama) SA", mng "Land, Marine & Salvage Contractors SA Pty Ltd" at Cape Town (ZAF), renamed CAUSEWAY ADVENTURER
        (PAN flag)
198x: mng "Pentow Marine Pty Ltd"
        (VCT flag, regd Kingstown, ON 2126, c/s J8FV, 434 GRT, 75 NRT)
1988: To ??, renamed BUSY SNAIL
1990: To "Constructora y Arrendadora Mexico SA" at Ciudad del Carmen (MEX), renamed BRITISH FORAGER
        (PAN flag, ON 18245-89B, c/s HP5143, 715 GRT, 214 NRT)
2004: still in service