“VB Hispania”, stopover in Tenerife

In the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the high-seas tug “VB Hispania”, flagged in Malta, is docked. This is the latest acquisition of Boluda Towage and Salvage, as seen in a photo by our collaborator Nicolás Arocha. It has been cruising around the Canary Islands for a few days. It is a supply vessel capable of moving anchors and chains from oil platforms, towing various objects, and salvage operations. It has a towing capacity of 105 tons.

Formerly “Fairplay 32”-15, “Oceanus”-11, and “Triton Responder”-11, it is the 6,004th construction from the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries shipyard in Mangalia (Romania) and entered service in 2011. With a gross tonnage of 1,374 tons and a deadweight of 331 tons, it measures 48.80 m in length, 13.80 m in beam, and 5.20 m in draft. It is powered by two MAN engines totaling 8,050 horsepower. IMO Code 9476018.

Photo: Nicolás Arocha