Ship Repair – 10 year old tug MULTRATUG 27 drydocked at Malta – August 2023.
The 2013 Damen ASD 2810 built tug MULTRATUG 27 was seen again at Malta but this time drydocked inside Melita Marine Group Floating Dock NAZLAB. She entered on Wednesday 23rd August coming from Mellitah, Libya from where she’s been working there since June 2021. Like her sister – MULTRATUG 26 she joined Multraship Fleet during […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Tugs FAIRPLAY 90 and 91
On Saturday 25th March, 2023 the Damen Song Cam (Vietnam) newbuilt RSD 2513 design tugs FAIRPLAY 90 and FAIRPLAY 91 were photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos around 45 nautical miles offshore Malta whilst on delivery as deck cargo aboard the SAL Type 183 Heavy Lift vessel LONE. With Polish Flag (POL) homeported […]
Tugboat News – MULTRATUG 17 once again in Malta – 22.12.2021
On Wednesday 22nd December at 0555 hrs the 2008 built 70 tons of bollard pull tug MULTRATUG 17 entered Valletta once again berthing port side alongside Gun Wharf, part of Valletta Cruise Port. She called the first time last 10th June – Read more here – https://maltashipnews.com/2021/06/11/tugboat-news-multratug-17-24-and-27-at-malta-june-2021/ Upon berthing, all Customs & Health Related Paperwork was done crew […]
Tugboat News – MULTRATUG 17, 24 and 27 at Malta – June 2021.
During the month of June, 3 tugs belonging to the Dutch Company Multraship Towage & Salvage based at Terneuzen, Netherlands called at Malta within 5 days. The first to call was the 16.76 metre 2020 Damen built tug MULTRATUG 24 homeported in Constanta, Romania (ROM) operated by Multraship Romania Srl entering Grand Harbour on Sunday […]
Naval News – Hard drugs found on Zr. Ms JOHAN DE WITT – September 2019
Hard drugs were found at Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean Island with a soldier aboard the amphibious naval ship Zr. Ms JOHAN DE WITT L 802 whilst berthed at Willemstad. It is not clear which drugs are involved and how many were found, but the lot would be too large for personal use. The amphibious transport […]
Demolitioned Naval Vessels – FS RHIN A621 – 24.11.2018
A 621 RHIN was a mobile logistics support vessel built for the French Navy. She was launched in 1964. She belonged to a class of five vessels to be used as a mobile logistics support force within a fleet supply force. The RHIN was a MSLF vessel specialized in electronics and usually as a stock of […]
Demolitioned Naval Vessels – FS ACONIT D 609 – 24.11.2018
D609 ACONIT was a unique frigate Type F65 built for the French Navy during the Cold War. She was commissioned in 1973 and served until 1997 after she was succeeded by the Tourville Class Frigates. She was laid down at the Arsenal de Lorient on 22 March 1968, launched on 7 March 1970 and commissioned […]
