Wilh. Wilhelmsen's 1948 built TAURUS in the North Sea Canal, assisted by a Goedkoop tug, which I believe is the DANIEL GOEDKOOP, built in 1935 by the Hamburg yard H.C. Kien as HERMANN KIRSCH.
At Genoa 16/09/2009
IMO number : 9144287
Name of ship : TAURUS
Call Sign : IBGT
Gross tonnage : 11347
Type of ship : Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1998
Flag : Italy
View from the bridge of AHT Taurus, in mildy rough seas off Rotterdam, Nov 08.
I imagine it is even wetter, when an anchor and chain are suspended from the shark's jaw.........
Over 19,000 bhp of grunt.
Basically - Two big engines, surrounded by fuel tanks.
Owned by Harms Bergung GmBH.
Only 58.5m long
19,500 bhp
194 Tonnes Bollard Pull
Sistership of AHT Magnus
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