Gross tonnage 749 tons, net tonnage 299 ton, summer deadweight 956 tons and as dimensions 50,60 (between perpendiculars)-56,39 (over all) x 12,22 (over all) x 4,56 x 5,11(hold) metres. 2-12cylinder 4tact MannheimTBD 441 V12 3.400 hp diesels. Bollard pull 56 tons. Crew numbered 10 men with accommodation for 12 passengers. Built in 1972. IMO 7223027. 4500 Class Anchor handling tug supply vessel.
Launched at Batservices Verft A/S, Arendal, Norway with yard number 604 for account of Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft “Hansa”, Bremen, Germany in June 1972. Building costs 5.964.000 Deutsche mark. Delivered to the hansa Offshore (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd., Singapore on 25 October 1972. Managed by Offshore Supply Association (OSA), London.Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Sold to the VVG Versorgungsschiff Verwaltungs-Gesellschaft m.b.H., Singapore and managed by VTG Versorgungsschiffahrt G.m.b.H., Bremen on 1 September 1980. Call sign 9V2280. Renamed OSA 409 Markusturm. Transferred to the VTG Supply Boat Liberia Incorporation, Monrovia, Liberia in April 1981 although with same manager. Call sign ELAI5. Manger since 1 January 1988 OSA Marine Services G.m.b.H., Bremen. Sold to the St. Maarten Antillean Towage N.V., Willemstad, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles for 464.287 German mark on 28 March 1988?. Manager became Rederij De Bruinvis, Ijmuiden, Netherlands. Renamed Diamond Way in 1988. Sold to the Abwardy Marine Engineering S.A, Dubai/United Arab Emirates on 27 June 1990. Transferred to the Abwardy Marine Engineering S.A, Panama and renamed Nice Turtle in 1990. Sold to the Venus Trading Ltd., Port Vila, Vanatua on 21 January 1991. Manager became Seascot Shiptrading Ltd. Renamed Safe Turtle in 1991 when she was sold Sunset Shipping Ltd., Douglas, Isle of Man and managed by Seabord Offshore Limited. She was now converted into a Standby-Safety Ship. Renamed the same year in July Seaboard Pipe with as call sign MNFU9. Sold to the Parktor Shipping N.V., Douglas, Isle of Man on 7 February 1996. Manager became Tidewater Marine North Sea Limited. At that moment a gross register tonnage of 947 ton, net register tonnage 284 ton and deadweight 956 tons. In 1996 renamed Hornbeck Snipe. Sold to Global Shipping No. 10, Douglas, Isle of Man on 17 August 1998 and renamed Global Snipe. Manager became Global Marine Services. Sold to Recycled Refuse International Limited, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Call sign J8XV7. Transferred to Global Marine Shipping Limited Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom in 2005 while managed by Recycled Refuse International Limited, Jersey. Remained St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged. Breaking her up at Marsaxlokk, Malta started on 24 April 2011.
