Clyde tug, sunk in 2007 in a collision with 3 men lost, seen here in happier times.
FLYING PHANTOM
Owner: 1981-1994: Clyde Shipping Company Ltd, Glasgow
1994-2000: Clyde Tugs Ltd, Glasgow
2000-2000: Cory Towage Ltd, London
2000-2001: Wijsmuller Marine Ltd, Middlesbrough
2001-2007: Svitzer Marine Ltd, Middlesbrough
Port of registry: Glasgow
Builder: Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Yard number: 486
Laid down: 3 December 1980
Launched: 2 July 1981
Completed: 11 November 1981
IMO: 8011770
Fate: Sunk, 19 December 2007
General characteristics
Type: Tug
Tonnage: 347 GRT, later 287 GT
Length: 37.95 m (124 ft 6 in)
Beam: 9.69 m (31 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Draught: 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:
2 × Ruston 6RKCM 6-cylinder diesel engines, total 2,820 bhp (2,103 kW)
Single screw
From May 1997, additional Aquamaster UL601 retractable azimuth thruster driven by 600 bhp (447 kW) Cummins KTA19M3 engine
Speed: 13 knots
Crew: 4
Notes: 50 tonnes bollard pull (40tbp until 1997)