Inner harbour Flushing, Netherlands 9 November 2013 as the Sir Silas
Zaandam, Netherlands 13-18 August 2014 as the Albatros
United Kingdom-flagged, IMO 6618445, MMSI 23510805 and call sign 2ICF5. Homeport Newport, England and owned by Albatros Towing Ltd., Newport, United Kingdom. Dimensions 26,70 (original)-27,66 (now) x 7,73 x 3,20 (original)-3,10 (now) metres, net tonnage 30 tons and gross tonnage 113/115 tons. Fitted out with 1-1.320hp Deutz RBV 8M 545 engine. Speed 10 knots. Launched by Schichau, Bremerhaven, Germany with yard number 1699 26 October 1959. Ex-Bugsier 24 of Bugsier Reederei- un Bergungs AG, Hamburg, Germany, renamed Albatros on 12 November 1985 of Scheepvaartmaatschappij Albatros/J. Kooren, Rotterdam, Netherlands, since 18 April 1986 of Sleepboot Albat BV/ Sleepdienst Jan Kooren, Rotterdam. Since 23 February 1999 of Sleepboot Albatros BV/Smit Zalmstraat, Rotterdam, since 27 March 2002 of Smit Salvage Division BV, Rotterdam, since 11 June 2002 of Scheepssloperij Nederland/Heuvelman, ‘s-Gravendeel, Netherlands. Since 18 April 2009 as Sir Silias of S. Oats, Falmouth, England and since Ocyober 2003 as Albatros of A. van Meegen Oliehandel BV, Zaandam, Netherlands.
