This foto, and some others here, comes thanks to Xtian, who had a question about a model he’s building a few weeks ago. I hope someone can help. This drydock foto shows Abeille Liberté , which assisted in the salvage of MSC Napoli five years back. I’m guessing this is irrelevant, but “abeille” is the French word for “bee,” as in … the critter that makes honey and stings. This hull is nothing if not sweet yet efficient. As of this writing, Abeille Liberté is at the dock in Cherbourg.
I’m always looking for outatowners or “never-before-seen”s in the sixth boro. C. Angelo
fits that description. Here’s what Birk and Harold had to say about her. I got this foto Sunday, and the turbine WAS spinning.
Back to Xtian fotos, Marseillais 6 is Voith propulsion tug based in greater Marseille.
Abeille Flandre is based east of Marseille in Toulon.
Here’s another of the same size and mission: Abeille Languedoc. As of this writing Abeille Languedoc is docked in Boulogne-sur-Mer, just west of the Calais/Dover crossing point in the Channel.
I believe that since this foto was taken, Tenax has lost these hues of blue–can I call one of them “cerulean”–for orange and white. Here’s another blue shot, with sibling vessels.
Finally, from Xtian, Baltic Warrior–built in
Poland West Germany* in 1964– towing a disabled Eleousa Trikoukiotisa to Malta, where she remains. As of this writing, Baltic Warrior is docked in Ramsgate. * means see Xtian’s comment. Baltic Warrior was originally Bugsier 26; here’s Bugsier (Hamburg)’s current fleet.
Back to my fotos, this is a Kirbified Viking.
Amy C McAllister and McAllister Responder race out the toward the Narrows and beyond, as
does Buchanan 12. Given that Buchanan 12 often pushes a half dozen or more stone scows, I’d could easily squint and tell myself she’s pushing Swinburne Island closer to New Jersey.
All fotos by either Herrou Xtian or Will Van Dorp.
Abeille International is a division of Boubon International. Here’s their fleet.
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July 10, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Xtian
The Baltic Warrior is not built in Poland – She was built in Germany as Bugsier 26
She’s a very well maintained tug
http://www.eskside.co.uk/baltic_warrior.htm
Xtian
July 10, 2012 at 5:07 pm
tugster
hi xtian– here’s where i got my info. http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1174011
of course, that info could be wrong. cheers.
July 10, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Xtian
Hello Will
Yes this info from Shipspotting is wrong. In 1964 the Schichau Werke was in West Germany town of Bremerhaven. Then in 90’s with the end of communism era in east Europe the shipyard came back to Poland.
So, the info about Schichau Werke in Poland is thrue for now, not for the era between 1945 until 1996
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schichau-Werke
Xtian
July 10, 2012 at 5:29 pm
tugster
i understand. thanks!
July 10, 2012 at 5:31 pm
Xtian
In fact it’s appeared that even now there is no Schichau Werke in Poland. So this info if fully wrong as when this shipyard was there, it was Germany territories then the shipyard moved in 1945 to Bremerhaven. The yard was always German.
July 11, 2012 at 8:07 am
tugster
thanks to harold, here’s chronological info on baltic warrior: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=563370 as for errors on the web and correcting them, we all need to be careful of GIGO . . . garbage in, garbage out.
July 11, 2012 at 5:42 am
jeff s
C.ANGELO was present at the 2000 tug races in Manhattan. Don’t think she was a participant.