Storm Cove returns home after assisting HMAS Paramatta FFH 154 out of the river.

Storm Cove is a 223 Gross Ton twin screw tug that was originally built as Shell Cove at Carrington Slipway, New South Wales, Australia in 1971. She was renamed Storm Cove in 1968 and in 2007 she was purchased by the Tasmanian Ports Corporation after their take over of the major Tasmanian ports in 2006.

The vessel is fitted with twin 1970 build Daihatsu 8 cylinder 4 stroke turbo charged trunk piston diesel engines, type 8PSLH TBX2M-26D of 280mm bore X 320mm stroke developing 708 kW producing 750 RPM.

Each engine is directly coupled (via clutch) to a "Duckpeller1000" azimuthing propeller unit. The "Duckpeller 1000" Azimuthing Propeller is a combined propulsion/steering unit intended to provide independent propulsive power and steering to each of the vessels engines. The vessel is fitted with a forward mounted towing winch with operating controls in
wheelhouse and port forward main deck.

IMO: 7041259
MMSI: 503593600
Call sign: VM7316
LOA: 28.73m
Beam: 7.73m
Depth: 3.44m
GT: 223t
Bollard Pull: 25t?
Speed: 8.3 knots
Flag: Australia
Registered: Hobart
Class Society: Lloyds
Sister vessel: Aphros (IMO:7037143)