Bollard Pull Call – Anchor Handling Tug CENTAURUS at Valletta – 27-28 th September, 2024.
Another maiden call was done during the month of September 2024 of which the 2009 built Anchor Handling Tug (AHT) CENTAURUS of which she passed breakwaters at 1204 hrs on Friday 27th September. She was built in Germany under the same name by Mutzelfeldtwerft Nord at Cuxhaven with yard number 259 for the German owners […]
Towage – Tug DUCHESS towing Barges GPS 631 and OSPREY FABRIQUE – 25.08.2023
On Friday 25th August 2023 the Damen 2021 built 27.05 metre anchor handling tug DUCHESS arrived at Malta towing 2 Flat Top Barges – a Damen Stan Pontoon 6316, the 63metre GPS 631 and the Tabmarine Barge 5019 50 metre OSPREY FABRIQUE. Local Tugs SEA SALVOR and WENZINA who was on duty started the operation […]
Accident – Fatality after person overboard from MSC WORLD EUROPA at Malta – 14.02.2024
On Wednesday 14th February, around 1630 hrs, few minutes before her departure the cruise liner MSC WORLD EUROPA reported that a male soul fell overboard while she was still berthed at Pinto 1 and 2 wharf. Immediately a securite VHF message was issued with AFM with CPD informed. At 1633 hrs Pilot Boat FOXTROT reported […]
Delivery – HSC ARTEMIS to Malta – 21.12.2020
In Middle October 2020 Fred Olsen Express announced that the first high speed craft acquired and also the first ever to sail in the waters surrounding the Canary Islands, the BONANZA EXPRESS was sold to a new company named Ponte Ferries with address located in Gozo (c/o Magro Brothers ). BONANZA EXPRESS was built by […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – COSTA FIRENZE – 05.10 to 14.10.2020.
On Monday 5th October the new building cruise liner Hull 6273 named as COSTA FIRENZE entered Grand Harbour, Malta on a dull afternoon coming from Fincantieri Marghera Shipyard, Italy. She was due to be assisted by 3 tugs but LIENI went disable and duty pilot took responsibility with 2 tugs – SEA SALVOR and SPINOLA […]
Casualties – RIVER ELBE disabled – 20.01.2020
On Monday 20th January, 2020 the 1984 built general cargo ship RIVER ELBE entered Grand Harbour at 0640 hrs under her own power. After passing Senglea Point she lost her propulsion and was disabled of which the pilot onboard required a tug for assistance especially for berthing. Tugboat ST. ANGELO which was heading to her […]
