"Scaldis"

foto: F. de Paauw

foto: tugspotters

1955 HERMES, 1955 SCALDIS, 1983 HAK 

Registered: IMO 5315034 / (PAN) ON 10419-AB
401 GRT,68 NRT, L49,84m(45,01), B9,15m, D5,335m - ice
2 scr, 2x diesel 4tew 8cyl MAN type 4046 (U-boat engines), 1200hp, 2400ihp total, sp 15kn, bp21t
refit 1971 2x diesel 4tew V12cyl K.H.Deutz, 1500hp, 4000ihp total, sp 15kn, bp 40t

1955: Built by "F. Schichau" at Bremerhaven (YN 1653), for "Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG" at Hamburg (call sign DIJA)
1955: To "UNION - Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage" at Antwerpen (BEL), stationed at Vlissingen, renamed SCALDIS
(captains E. de Pauw and J. Lusyne) (call sign ORPM)
1961 -19/02: capsized and sank near Liefkenshoek, assisting the grounded 'Aello', with loss of 2 crew members, raised and repaired
1971: rebuilt, 2x diesel 12cyl Deutz, 4000ihp total
1974: fusioned with "URS - Unie van Redding en Sleepdienst" at Antwerpen
1977: from station service at Vlissingen to offshore service on the North Sea
1983: To "Hak International" in Nigeria (Panama flag), renamed HAK (ON 10419-AB, call sign HO2315)
198x: reported lying partly sunken at an inland river at Nigeria