SVITZER MERCIA arriving from Gravesend this morning, as a replacement for the FORTH that has been called back to Grangemouth.






Built as: SUN MERCIA
Yard: McTay Marine, Bromborough
Year: 1990
Names: 2005 ADSTEAM MERCIA - 2008 SVITZER MERCIA
End:
Fate:
Data courtesy of Miramar

FORTH came forth and went Forth then.

Now thats a nice looking tug but I am told the Forth will be coming back

SVITZER MERCIA moving downriver from Svitzer Quay to the bulker AGAPI S 09/03/2016.

SVITZER MERCIA outwards for HNLMS JOHAN DE WITT 12/03/2016.

Getting to grips with the JOHAN DE WITT 12/03/2016.
Apparently she was getting tossed about a bit and swapped places with SVITZER TYNE soon after these were taken.

SVITZER MERCIA loitering and waiting for HMS SOMERSET to come inwards to her 18/03/2016.


and then acting as an unattached escort past North Shields

SVITZER MERCIA on the bow of WORLD SPIRIT as she left yesterday afternoon (21/03/2016)

SVITZER MERCIA inwards from somewhere 24/07/2016. Couldn't see anything that had recently left so I guess she had been down to Sunderland or up to Blyth.

She had been on the Tees Dave
Cheers Michael