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Dutch inland pusher tug (ex-Korl Weit Wat 1956-1970, Volkswerft II 1970-1996, Enterprise 1996-1998, Hercules 1998-2008, Commando 2008-2009) Bertus Jr 2009-2014 (Synergy 2014-

Het IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands 19 August 2010

Netherlands-flagged, ENI 02322529. Dimensions 20,35 (original)-21,30 (nowadays) x 5,82 x 2,55 metres. Original 300hp SKL R 8DV 136 later replaced by a 640pk Mitsubishi S EMPTK engine. Built by the VEB Volkswerft Stralsund, Stralsund, DDR as the Korl Weit Wat for the own shipyard, in 1956, renamed Volkswerft II in 1970 still owned by the shipyard (in 1990 was VEB stricken in the name of the yard), since 1995 owned by Brugse Scheepssloperij, Brugge, Belgium, renamed Enterprise of Shipping Enterprise B.V.,  Wijk bij Duurstede in 1996, since 1997 of B.A. Meerwijk, Heeswijk, Netherlands, renamed Hercules of A.M. Kleinstra, Dinteloord, Netherlanss in 1998, since 2003 of Van Wijngaarden, Gorinchem, Netherlands, same year handed over to Mijnster Zand&Grindhandel B.V., Gorinchem, since 2007 of J. Krul Sleep&Duwvaart, Slootdorp, Netherlands, renamed Bertus Jr by M. Nietjes&FG. Verheij, Tollebeek, Netherlands in 2009 and renamed Synergy by Synergy Shipping B.V., Zwijndrecht, Netherlands in 2014.