Deep sea towage and salvage
The Rode Zee (IV) from 1949, 2000 hp
In deep sea towage and salvage I describe
the task of the ocean towing service, about the living on board of the tugs, and
explanation over the towage- and salvage work. Attend to this explanation, I talk about
the late 1950s till the end of the 1970s, in this period I served on the tugs of NV Bureau
Wijsmuller, IJmuiden and L. Smit & Co's International Towingservice, Rotterdam.
The last modern ocean going tugs at this time were the 11,000 horse power class of tugs Rode
Zee (V) 1967, Noordzee (IV) 1970 and Poolzee (III) 1971. The two
giants, "Smit Rotterdam" and "Smit London", 22,000 horse power class
of tugs came just after I left Smit in 1975.
The Rode Zee (V) from 1967, 11.000 IHP
The Smit Rotterdam from1975, 22.000 IHP
Work is in progress on deep sea towage and salvage
