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Saturday, 22 September 2018

Dutch inland tug (Mercator 1929-1976, Bonny 1976-1980) Hector 1980-


Zierikzee, Netherlands 21 September 2018

Netherlands-flagged, ENI 02304191, MMSI 244690934 and call sign PE7434. Dimensions 26,99 x 5,55 x 1,82 (original)-1,75 (nowadays) metres. Original Bolnes 300ihp steam engine, around 1936 replaced by a Deut RV 6M 545 300hp diesel engine. Built by Boele, Bolnes, Netherlands in 1929 for account of J.F. vanWeelden, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Since 1948 of M.A.J. van Weelden-Oomes, Rotterdam, 1953 of J.F. van Weelden, Roterdam, 1972 of  Handels- en Scheepvaartnedrijf Hesdow, Rotterdam, since 1973 of BV Eerste Nederlandse Bulk Overslang E.N.B.O., Kouderkerk a/d Ijssel, Netherlands, renamed Bonny 1976 of K. Koehoorn, Harlingen, Netherlands, renamed Hector in 1980 of R.W.C. Wiehemeijer, Oppedoes, 1985 of J.C. Snepvangers, Kerkwerve, 1991 of H.G. van der Vlis, Culemborg, Netherlands and nowadays of Waterrecreatie Hector, Zierikee.