Rijndelta MMSI244618000 20120907

Comment by Hans Fairhurst on September 11, 2012 at 9:13

A great old dredger, over 50 years old..!!

Comment by weijtse torenstra on September 11, 2012 at 17:48

Hi Hans, did not know that  still in full swing..how come you know her??

Comment by Hans Fairhurst on September 12, 2012 at 9:29

I just happened to see some photos on another site recently and it gave the building date as 1960, Lubeck, Germany. The company I work for also operates a Trailer-Suction Dredge (Volvox Anglia) on contract from Van Oord in Rotterdam.

Comment by weijtse torenstra on September 12, 2012 at 18:27

Ah van oord, original from sliedrecht holland.i was a paramedic, once,retirednow, and i did gave a first aid and cpr course for employees there. That was for guys who worked far from the civilisation and first aids posts! I showed them how to do intra venous injections and how to do and infusion! I completely understood their problems, because once, in my young days, i sailed for smit internationale on the world wide seas! And i saw once a man loosing his leg between a towingline and a part of the ship.... Luckily for him close to the port of rijeka! Our tug, a dry dock was stronger then his right leg.

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