Herakle (ex Herakles ex Salavageman) beached Alang 27/11/2019

IMO 7725805

Ex: 1980 NOBLEMAN, 1980 SALVAGEMAN, 1991 HISPANIA, 1996 ANGLIAN PRINCE
Tug/AHT
Registered: IMO 7725805 /MMSI:234315000 /(GBR)ON 386484
Call Sign : MWUO5
Flag : United Kingdom
1598 GRT, 272 NRT,
Loa:69,07m(60,36), B:14,86m(14,22), D:6,149m(6,81)
- fifi, salv.
Machinery: 2 cpp +f.nozzle, cpp bowthr. 600hp, 4x diesel 4tew V12cyl Ruston type 12RKCM, 11280bhp-8296kW total, Speed: 17,5kn,
Bp 162t

SALVAGEMAN
1977: Ordered and laid down as NOBLEMAN by "United Towing (Nobleman) Ltd", which was incorporated on 28/7/1976
1979 -12/07: Launched by "Chung Wah Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd" at Hong Kong (HKG) (YN 160)
1980 -17/04: Delivered to "UTC - United Towing Co (Howe) Ltd" at Hull (GBR) (during construction "United Towing (Nobleman) Ltd" was on 17/3/1978, restyled as "United Towing (Howe) Ltd")
1981 -16/03: Mng "UTC - United Towing Co (Ocean Tugs) Ltd" at Hull (GBR), as SALVAGEMAN (GBR flag, regd Hull, ON 386484, c/s GXYN)
1987: Taken over by "Howard Smith UK Ltd" at Hull (GBR)
1988 -04/04: laid up
1989 -17/11: To "Dunfermline Ltd" at Gibraltar (GIB), chartered back to "UTC - United Towing Co Ltd" at Hull (GBR)
1989 -19/12: To "Northport Shipping Co Ltd" at Gibraltar (§GIIB (still chartered to UTC; rep in UK was "Derrick Offshore")
1990 -24/04: To "Salvageman Ltd" at Douglas (IOM)
1991: To "COSMAR - Compania de Salvamentos Rescata Aeromaritimos SA" (ESP), mng "Baluda Offshore" at Bilbao (ESP), renamed HISPANIA
1991 -25/7: British register closed and transferred to Spanish register (ESP flag, regd Bilbao, c/s EADY, 1597 GRT, 461 NRT)
1996: To "KTL - Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd" at Lowestoft (GBR), renamed ANGLIAN PRINCE (GBR flag, regd Lowestoft, ON 386484, c/s MWUO5, 1641 GRT, 493 NRT)
1996 -08/08: Arrived at Lowestoft, extensive overhaul at Chatham +bowthr. installed
1998 -01/10: Chartered to the UK "Maritime & Coastguard Agency" as 'Emergency Towing Vessel' (EVT), based at Stornoway
2006-11-20: In service

Rgds/Immen