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Saturday, 21 February 2015

German inland pusher tug (ex-Hammonia 1971-1979, Franz Haniel 9 1979-1088, Hammonia 1988-2008) Hercules IX 2008-

Waal off Tiel, Netherlands 20 July 2009

Germany-flagged, MMSI 211476050, callsign DC2135, EU 4003050 and ENI 02318467. Built as the Hammonia at the shipyard of J. Oelkers, Hamburg for account of the Elbe Reederei GmbH, Hamburg in 1971. Renamed 1979 Franz Daniel 9 of Haniel Reederei GmbH, Duisburg Ruhrort, Germany, 1988 Ha,mmonia of J. Speksnijder, Papendrecht, Netherlands, 2008 Herkules IX of Imperial Schiffahrt GmbH, Duisburg and since 2012 of Imperial Shipping Group, Duisburg, Ruhrort. Tonnage 210 ton and as dimensions 32,08 x 11,40 x 1,60 metres. Original 2x1.125 hp MAN engines, late replaced by 2x1.151 hp Deutz engines.