Towage – Spanish tug NERVIO towing STEMAT 63 – 07.09.2013
One of the Spanish built tugs trading around and seen in Malta with different towages is the 1982 built 25.02 metres tug NERVIO. Firstly seen in Malta engaged in towing BFT cages for the tuna industry she was built at Astilleros y Varaderos de Tarragona at Tarragona, Spain as yard no 226 completed in July […]
Yachting – 1931 built classic yacht MARALA at Malta before and after – July 2023
One of the few surviving yachts of her era, is no doubt the classic 58.8 metre steel superyacht MARALA. She has a fascinating story of 1930’s elegance, German U-boats, and Hollywood glamour. Built by Camper and Nicholsons in 1931, she has had unusually few owners for her age, meaning her character, basic layout and original […]
Yachting – ESPADARTE leaving Malta from Bezzina Ship Repair Yard – 01.07.2023
On Saturday 1st July, 2023 the Portuguese built 49.8 metres yacht ESPADARTE was seen leaving Grand Harbour, Malta at 1141 hrs. She was built by Arsenal do Alfeite in Portugal at their Alfeite shipyard in 1968 and this classic yacht is a repetitive client of Bezzina Ship Repair Yard […]
Local Shipping – Jack Up Barge ALASTAIR IV
One of the few local owned jack up barge around was the 48 m ALASTAIR IV owned by Alastair Offshore Services Ltd part of Zammit Group of Companies. She was built in Malta by Malta Shipbuilding Co Ltd (MSCL), delivered during early September, 2001 as a drilling barge prototype. She was built in record time […]
Ship Repair – Former Norwegian Rescue Ship at BSRY – May 2008.
An interesting vessel that called at the family owned ship repair yard, situated at Coal Wharf, Grand Harbour inner side was the 1966 built former Norwegian Rescue Ship SPEIDEREN. She was temporarily berthed at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Marina berth at Valletta. She was part of the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (NSSR) as RS 70 […]
Local Shipping – 29 towing Bezz IV – 02.05.2015
One of the 6 former US Army tugs that was donated by the US Government to Malta and currently owned by Bezzina Maritime Services is no doubt the famous workhorse tug 29. She was built by American Electric Welding Co, Savannah, Georgia, USA as ST 2029 for the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1952. […]
Breaking Up – Migrant Rescue Ship SEA WATCH 3 – May 2023
In the afternoon of Wednesday 3rd May, 2023 the 1973 built Migrant Rescue Ship SEA WATCH 3 arrived at Ghent, Belgium for breaking up. She was built at Shin Shimoda Dock at Shizuoka at Japan in 1973 with yard number 211 as an offshore supply ship ALEGRETE for Companhia Brasileira de Offshore, Brazil trading until […]
Ship Repair – Conservation Ship SEA EAGLE at Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) – 2023
Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) is a complete Ship and Yacht repair facility for vessels of steel, aluminium, CRP and wood. It is a privately family owned and situated at Coal Wharf, Grand Harbour inner side. An interesting vessel calling at the yard during March 2023 was the 1986 built vessel SEA EAGLE homeported at […]
Towage – AGIOS DIMITRIOS towing SIRTE 2 – 19.05.2001
On Saturday 19th May, 2001 several units of the Libyan Dredging Company COMAFISH was seen arriving at Grand Harbour, Malta either as deck cargo or towed like the 1965 built cutter suction dredger SIRTE 2 that was seen being towed by the Greek Tug AGIOS DIMITRIOS. AGIOS DIMITRIOS was built in the Netherlands at YVC […]
Local Shipping – Damen built workboat MFC 1
One of the Damen built vessels trading at Malta was the 1974 built Damen Pushy-Cat 46 workboat HAM 774 for the Dutch dredging company HAM (Hollandsche Aannemings Maatschappij). During the 90’s she was seen at Malta with a HAM dredger and was lifted on her hard at Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY). She was 14.45 […]
