British tug (ex-Bugsier 24 1959-1985 and ex-Albatros 1985-2009) Sir Silas 2009-

Inner harbour Vlissingen, Netherlands 9 November 2013

United Kingdom-flagged, homeport Cowes, IMO 6618445, MMSI 235072606, ENI no. 2717423 and call sign 2CG06. Ex-Bugsier 24 renamed 1985 and ex-Albatros renamed 2009.
Gross tonnage 113-115 (since 1965) tons, 31 net register tonnage  and as dimensions 24,38-26,7 x 7,73 x 3,20 x 3,60 (depth) metres. Bollard pull 20 tons. Speed 10 knots. Built in 1959 at the Schichau Werke, Elblag, Poland [F. Schichau GmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany] wih yard number 1599. Owned by Bugsier Reederei- und Bergungs AG, Hamburg, Germany as Bugsier 24, since 1985 as Albatros owned by Scheepvaartmaatschappij Albatros (J. Kooren), since 1986 Sleepboot Albat B.V. (Sleepdienst Jan Kooren), since 1999 Sleepdienst Albatros B.V. (Smit Zalmstraat), since 2002 Smit Salvage Division B.V., all Rotterdam, Netherlands and since 2002 T. Juijn, Sleeuwijk, Netherlands and since 18 April 2009 renamed Sir Silas as property of S. Oats, Falmouth, United Kingdom.