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Thursday, 6 February 2020

Philippines tug (ex-Tamrau 1962-1972, Union Trader 1972-1975) Buffalo 1 1975-1979

Philippines-flagged, IMO 7613533. Gross tonnage 623 tons. Built at ths hips yard of Petrozavod, St. Petersburg, Russia in 1962. Sunk on 2 April 1979 off Scarbourh Shoal when tried to salvage the stranded barge Copper. Owned by the Malayan Towing&Salvage Co., Manila, Philippines.
Ex-Tamrau renamed 1972 and Union Trader renamed 1975.