Sydney Harbour, rounding Bradleys Head. 21 July 2014
See Google Earth 33°51'22.61" S 151°14'43.90" E

IMO number : 9329136
Name of ship : STERLING (since 01/03/2005)
Call Sign : VJN4336
MMSI : 503785000
Gross tonnage : 328 (during 2005)
Type of ship : Tug (during 2005)
Year of build : 2005
Flag : Australia (since 01/07/2013)

Data from http://www.schottel.de/uploads/tx_schottel/PDF1170320887.pdf
Owner: PSA, Singapore
Designer: Robert Allan Ltd. - Vancouver, Canada, for PSA Marine
Shipyard: Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd. of Hong Kong /
Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard Co. Ltd. of Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Type of Tug: Z-Tech 2800
Shipyard number: 4851
Commissioned: March 2005
Power: 2 x Caterpillar 3516B, 1800 kW (2413 hp) at 1600 r.p.m.
Main propulsion: 2 x SCHOTTEL Rudderpropeller type SRP 1215
Propeller diameter: 2400 mm (7.87 ft)
Clutch: SCHOTTEL Pneumatic Clutch
Steering: SCHOTTEL Steering System type SST 612
Bollard pull: 63 t
Speed: 12.7 knots
Classification: LRoS  100 A1 TUG  LMC

Assisting SPIRIT OF TASMANIA II