September 8, 2018

Naval News – Ex-RFA GOLD ROVER A 271 – September 2018

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RFA GOLD ROVER A 271 was a small fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and one of five Rover class ships that were all built at the Swan Hunter Shipyard based on Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. She was commissioned on 22 nd March 1974. From 10 July 1974 until 30 September 1974 she stood …

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Towage – AMSTELSTROOM towing ABEKO SERVER 1

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On Thursday 6th September 2018 the 2004 built NLD flag Damen Shoalbuster 2609 S anchor handling tug AMSTELSTROOM called OPL Malta for bunkering operations while towing the 1998 built dipper dredger ABEKO SERVER 1 while underway Alexandria, Egypt to Barcelona, Spain.         Dredger ABEKO SERVER 1 is familiar to our harbour seen twice back in …

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