MV Kerveros
ex Scan Salvor, Polaris, Caribbean Wind, Wiros, Heros (3)
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Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1964 by F Schichau G.m.b.h, Bremerhaven (Yard No 1729) as a Tug/Salvage Ship
Technical Data
- Length: 41.41 m (overall) 37.09 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 10.72 m
- Depth: 4.75 m
- Draught: 4.141 m
- Tonnage: 479 gross/40 net/303 deadweight
- Engines: 1 x 4SA 12-cylinder Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz SBYRM 350 diesel
- Power: kW/3000 bhp
- Bollard Pull: 34- 42t
- Speed: 14 knots
- Call Sign: DNHH, SW7182
- IMO Number: 6508315
- Official Number: 398996 (LR 1984-85)
- Port of Registry: Hamburg/Fed Rep of Germany 🇩🇪, Georgetown/Cayman Islands 🇰🇾, Thessaloniki/Greece 🇬🇷
History
January 1964: Completed as HEROS (3) for Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG, Hamburg
October 30th 1964: Delivered.
1960’s – 70’s: Stationed at Dover.
© Gordon Wise
August 16th 1979: To Arne Avelin Bogserbats A/B, Stockholm and renamed WIROS.
1982: To Contrast Maritime Ltd., Georgetown and renamed CARIBBEAN WIND.
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1985: To Polaris Towage Company Ltd., Valletta and renamed POLARIS.
1985: To Spector Navigation S.A. (Scantugs A/B), Panama and renamed SCAN SALVOR.
1988: To Carena Navigation S.A. Kingston and renamed KERVEROS.
1991: To Omega 2 Shipping Company/Nikolaos Zouros Shipping, Thessaloniki.
2004: To Nikolaos E. Zouros Shipping Co., Thessaloniki.
© Dimitris Mentakis
© Dimitris Mentakis (Left) and © George Gbidis (Right)
2017: Known to be based in Alexandropoulos instead of Thessaloniki and owned by Kerveros R Shipping Co (Rodopoulos Bros).
Haris Rodopoulos (Seawind Shipping Services)
2018: Scrapped.
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