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Research vessel FLAMINGO BAY at The Yard, Brisbane 12 Jul 2017.
Built: 1956 for Belgian Government (Ostend) as ZEETIJGER (North Sea ice-breaking rescue tug)
275gt 41nrt 373 displ.tons 37.98 x 7.59 x 3.35 13 knots
1956-1994 owned by Belgian Government
1994 sold by auction to NV Scheepssloperij Bakker, Bruges
1994 sold to Cees H Schoonbeek, Amsterdam. Restored and left for St Maarten (Caribbean) in 1995: Now 274gt 74nrt
17 Nov 1999 stranded and damaged by hurricane Lenny on St Maarten shoreline.
29 Nov 1999 refloated and placed in service as a tug/diving vessel
May 2000 sold to Flamingo Bay Research Pty Ltd as FLAMINGO BAY as a research/diving vessel: 8-10 passengers crew:4
Flag: Australia
Owner/Manager: Flamingo Bay Research Pty Ltd, Cairns, Australia
Former name(s):
- Zeetijger (Until 2000 May)
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