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Barge THEA III (ENI 05109540) (in tow of tug HOHEWISCH (ENI 05105980)) carrying what I suppose is a counterweight (in fact it's a stability pontoon - see the comment below) either for heavy lift vessel Trina (IMO 9376505) or her sister Regine (IMO 9393242), both under construction by Sietas shipyard at the time of the photo (which I took on November 13, 2008, from Rüschpark at Hamburg-Finkenwerder).
THEA III (ENI 05109540)
Built by J .J. Sietas Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany
Sietas type no. 125
Yard/Hull no. 930
Year of build: 1984
Loa (m): 25,30
This ship is not assigned to any other category.
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I always have a problem to find the right technical terms in English...
Cheers,
Jens
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The pontoon will be used to increase the vessel stability. Heeling of the vessel will be just regulated by the ballast tanks.
Nice shoot, by the way.
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