Dutch tug Martin Pöpelau serving at Delfzijl, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad 15 January 1887

An item dated Delfzijl, Netherlands 13^th reported that the tug Martin Pöpelau tried that day to tow a pilot cutter towards open sea as a replacement but the ice on the river Eems prevented all efforts.(1)

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1. Steel-built ath the Norddeutsche Schiifbau-Gesellschaft A.G., Gaarden/Kiel, Germany with yard number and delivered to the Vereinigte Bugsir-&Frachtschiffahrt Gesellschaft. Hamburg, Germany. on 29 December 1869. Germany-flagged, homeport Hamburg. Since 9 November 1883 owned and managed by Johannes Geert Albers&Hermannus Aaldrik, Stijker, Delfzijl, Netherlands, since 1884 of K.B. Kuiper, Delfzijl. Finally renamed Maria Paulina of the N.V. Scheepvaart N.V. (J.J.P. Balwé&A.), Amsterdam, Netherlands on 4 February 1909. Dimensions 65.4 x 16.7 x 8.7 feet, horsepower of 76 ihp, gross tonnage 43 tons and net tonnage 15 tons.