Law Enforcement – Guardia di Finanza 2021 built Patrol Craft PV10 TENENTE PETRUCCI

During Q1 of 2021, the Italian law enforcement agency that is mainly focused on dealing with financial crimes and drug smuggling – Guardia Di Finanza (GdF) added a 44 m patrol craft to its maritime patrol and surveillance fleet – TENENTE PETRUCCI with pennant number PV10. TENENTE PETRUCCI honours Lieutenant Franco Petrucci, one of three […]

Fishing Vessels – Italian purse seiner S. RAFFAELE

One of the Italian purse seiner that used to be seen during the Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season was the 1974 built S.RAFFAELE which on radio vhf she was called as SAN RAFFAELE. She was built at Cantieri Navali Codecasa at Viareggio with yard number F23 as S.RAFFAELE for Cooperativa S. Michele based at Cetara, […]

Yachting – 2021 built 70.2 m POLARIS at Malta

One of the Italian built luxury yachts around the world is the 2021 built superyacht POLARIS built by Rossinavi at Viareggio, Italy. She’s the 280th largest yacht in the world and the first largest yacht to be built by her builder. In fact shortly after she was delivered to her owner she entered Grand Harbour, […]

Tugboat News – GIOVANNI BALISTRERI sold – March 2022

During March 2022 the Italian tugboat GIOVANNI BALISTRERI was sold to Nigerian interests. She was built in Italy in July 1980 by Cantiere Navali Giorgetti in Viareggio as MULETTO with yard number 29 for the Augusta company Augustea Imprese Marittime E Di Salvataggi SpA working as a harbour tug at Messina. With 27.62 metres length […]

Yachting – 2014 built Mangusta 165 model PUMPKIN at Malta – January 2022

One of 8 built Mangusta 165 models, a 49.9 metre motor yacht PUMPKIN is currently at Malta moored at Grand Harbour Marina. She was last seen moored at Manoel Island Marina back to April 2018. She was built in Italy by Overmarine Srl of Viareggio and delivered in 2014. Her maximum speed is 37 knots […]

Fishing Vessels – Italian Purse Seiner MADONNA DI FATIMA

One of the beautiful purse seiners found at Salerno, Italy is the 1973 built 42 metres long MADONNA DI FATIMA. She was built by Cantiere Navali A. Giorgetti at Viareggio as yard number 19 in 1973 for Fratelli Antonio e Vincenzo Consiglio ed Altri homeported at Salerno, Italy (ITA). She’s 42.22 metres long with 7.45 […]

Towage – VINCENZO ONORATO towing HANAA from Valletta – 17.12.1999

On Thursday 16th December, 1999 the 1976 built and owned tug VINCENZO ONORATO entered Grand Harbour, Malta bound to Malta Drydocks. Built as yard 24 at Cantieri Navali A Giorgetti in Viareggio, Italy in 1976 for Rimorchiatori Sardi SpA (Moby Lines Tug Division) she was homeported at Cagliari (ITA Flag), Italy. In the afternoon of […]

Tugboat – MELILLI

The 1980 built Italian tug MELILLI is still going strong currently operating at Pozzallo Port, Sicily. She was built by Cantiere Navale Giorgetti at Viareggio, Italy as yard no 28 for Augustea Imprese Marittime e di Salvataggi Spa. Her dimensions are 27.61 metres long with 7.32 metres beam and 3.37 metres as maximum draught powered […]