Tender Turbot
1973 Tug/ Supplyvessel
Photo: Ken Turrell
Buildingyard: Mangone Shipbuilding Corp., Houston, TX/ USA
Built year: 1973
Yard no: 108
Tonnage : GRT: 499/ NET: 149/ TDW: 845
Dims : LOA: 57,46/ BR: 11361/ DR: 4,131
Machinery: Two 16-cyl by General Motors Corp Electro-Motive div.,
La Grange
IHP: 4700
Speed: 14,50knots
Passengers: 12
00.01.1972: Launched as TENDER TURBOT for Wilhelmsen Offshore Services (Wilh. Wilhelmsen), Oslo/ Tønsberg
17.04.1973: Completed. Price paid: NOK 11.844.000,00
10.10.1977: Sold to Compagnie des Moyens de Surface (SURF) - later Cie Des Moyens de Surface adaptes a l'Exploration des Oceans
(SURF), France. Renamed APSARA
00.00.1987: Renamed ASTERIAS
00.00.1988: Sold to Smalto Shipping Co Ltd., (Martontree Shipping Co SA), Cyprus. Renamed ALADIN SEA.
00.00.1990: Owners appears to be Gesalina Shipping, Cyprus
00.10.1991: Sold to Carribean Operators Ltd., Trinidad and Tobago. Renamed JULIA EDWARDS
03.08.1995: Sold to Sumat Worldwide Holding Ltd., Netherlands Antilles
00.00.2000: Sold to Navieros de Venezuela SA (Canave).
29.11.2007: Reg owners: Montajes de Occidentes SA., Venezuela
Vessel appears to be in service, but no activity logged on Marinetraffic.com /AIS for long time