Osprey Fighter

[tynebuoy]

02.01.13. To Rotterdam with the barge Christha.

[tynebuoy]

And arriving with the barge AMT Discoverer for A&P, Hebburn 15.01.13.

[northeast]

Hope the sherry isn't frozen, Kevin.

[tynebuoy]

The drink i stuff freeze doesn't, hic!!!!!

[Whickham]

According to David Asprey on TugTalk the OSPREY FIGHTER has been sold:

1/2014: Gulf Drilling International Ltd, Doha (reg Panama). No name change as yet.

[TEESMAN]

OSPREY FIGHTER now reg in Panama at Haverton Hill on the Tees 11.03.14

Photo Michael Green

[TEESMAN]

On the Tees the OSPREY FIGHTER alongside barge OSPREY TRADER at the TAG loadout quay Haverton Hill 12.03.14 also at Haverton Hill the barge OSPREY CARRIER II in the basin 11.03.14

Photo Michael Green

Photo Michael Green

[Whickham]

Apparently she has been sold again. According to David Asprey on TugTalk, OSPREY FIGHTER is now MONTEMURO with Rebonave, Setúbal.

[magoonigal]

MONTEMURO EX OSPREY FIGHTER

ASD tug ‘Osprey Fighter’ was seen arriving to her new home port – Setúbal, Portugal – the
15th of June 2014, to join the fleet of new owner REBONAVE, the towage
company established in Setúbal 25 years ago, dedicated to harbor and Shipyard
manoeuvres, coastal towage seagoing towage and maritime assistance. ‘Osprey Fighter’
was built in 2007, has 28,00 M LOA 9,80 breadth and 4,90 M depth. She is powered by two diesel
engines YANMAR type 8N21A-EN, developing 1.800 BHP each, driving two azimuth propellers
SCHOTTEL SRP 1010, able to pull 45 Tons. Tugboat will be reflagged to Portuguese flag and will be
renamed ‘Montemuro’ (Source & Photo: P.Borba-Rebonave)

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[MadMaxLab]

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