HOPE at Seaham Harbour this afternoon 04/04/2022





HOPE - IMO 9768174
394gt 118nt, 30.5 x 11.0 x --(dr 5.0)m
built 2020 Torgem Gemi Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Tuzla (Yd 112)
2 x M6cyl 4SA 22x32cm 3614bhp 2660kW 2az, Yanmar

18/8/2020 Tor Denizcilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Tuzla as CANAKKALE (TRK flag, reg Istanbul, c/s TCA6010, MMSI 271047911)
2/2022 North East Safety Boats & Co Ltd, Hartlepool, renamed HOPE (GRB flag, reg Middlesbrough, c/s MKPN3, MMSI 232039848)
Info courtesy of David Asprey

Looks like a fine little craft.

Looks like the Company is going to have to change its "Mission Statement" which reads "All our vessels are road transportable"
Nice little Haven with Cafe and Lifeboat Station if you can get parked.

Be interesting to see what gap in the market the owners have identified. Won't be towing many vessels in/out of Seaham I'm sure.

Perhaps the Owners are not on David's friends list to park up at Hartlepool Marina which seems to be full of 'heavy metal' these days considering it started off as moorings for Yachts/Motor Yachts rather than Commercial Vessels. All it needs is a sticking Clutch and somebody's pride and joy will be well crunched

Hornbeam wrote:Perhaps the Owners are not on David's friends list to park up at Hartlepool Marina which seems to be full of 'heavy metal' these days considering it started off as moorings for Yachts/Motor Yachts rather than Commercial Vessels. All it needs is a sticking Clutch and somebody's pride and joy will be well crunched

Was always our worry in Hull marina when workboats started being allowed (as well as HMS trainee ships.)

G.M. Patrick, the last time I visited Hull Marina which was some years ago the only 'Heavy Metal' besides the static Lightship was a large Steel White painted Yacht which I understood belonged to a Master Butcher from somewhere in deepest Yorkshire, my ' viewing' coincided with a trip out on a Wartime built ex Military Vessel called "Pembroke Puffin" which I was cataloging.
Looking at the aforementioned Tug, being built not far from a Shipbreaking area makes you wonder if any Valves aboard are reconditioned items from scrapped vessels or repainted Blue Label tagged "Used but Serviceable" in military parlance. Ron@?

It may be that the Owners of the "Hope" have had a "Heads Up" in regards to the possible Strike action on the Tees by Svitzer ex Crosthwaite ex Crosthwaite Robinson ex Robinson Tug Crews and jump in to make some quick money.

The proposed Strike on the Tees is Off, looks like the possible Golden Goose/Eagle has flown the nest. A bit of a risk taking Strike Action when other Companies are nibbling at the heels of Svitzer for work on the Tees.
We do have a former "Golden Goose/Eagle on Site. , his appearance will have been always welcome, certainly the previous chap who held this High Office was and he paid in Cash too. No problems with some smart Alec hacking your Bank Account as most Employees didn't have one.

Off to Eastern seaboard of Canada for a new life
Regards
Graham