Seen during dredging works to deepen the fairway on Canal Wessem - Nederweert near Panheel/Limburg (The Netherlands).

Data for craneship/beunschip CHALLENGE :
Length 50,88m beam 6,88m draught 2,53m
Tonnage : 490 tons
Home port : Krimpen a/d Ijssel (NL)
Operated by De Waardt Baggerwerken, Overslag & Transport at Krimpen a/d Ijssel (NL)
Main engine : Volvo Penta TAMD 122 A (400hp)
Callsign : PF 3865
MMSI : 244690348
Ship type : Beunschip/Craneship
Built in 1956 by shipyard Engelen at Baasrode/Belgium as inland dry cargo vessel, converted into beunschip in 1973
Ex- ANJA (Doornenburg/NL, until 2007)
Ex- LOUISA ESTER (Katwijk a/d Zee/NL, until 1973)
Ex- CORNELIS (Voorburg/NL, until 1972)
ENI 02309740

Data for beunschip MEI :
Length 74,06m beam 9m draught 3,06m
Tonnage : 1381 tons
Home port : Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (NL)
Engines : 2 x Detroit 12 V 71 (360hp each)
Callsign : PG 9992
MMSI : 244690604
Ship type : Beunschip
Built in 1965 by shipyard Verolme at Heusden (NL) as barge (elevatorbak) (yard number 706-A), fitting of a stern section during conversion into motor vessel (beunschip) at an unknown date
Ex- DIMAR (Zwijndrecht/NL, until 2017)
Ex- ZAGRI 17 (Krimpen a/d Lek/NL, until 1989)
Ex- LIEUWE (Odijk/NL, until 1986)
ENI 03350507