ARGUS - utility vessel

[teesships]

Even now, over 30 years later, I can find no details of this small Dutch utility vessel (might also be used as a pusher-tug by the look of her)!

Inward bound, River Tees - 4 August 1985:

Ron

[northeast]

Ron this looks like a good candidate, from Piet van Damme's Tuglist:

Multicat
Registered: (NLD)brand: 17283 Z Rott 1985 /(NLD)IVR 27.17283
79 GRT, L18,42m, B8,02m, Dr2,65m
2 fpp +nozzle, 2x diesel 4t 6cyl Caterpillar type 3406-DITA (nr.4TB00485 +4TB00487), 520bhp-382kW total

ARGUS
1985: Built by "IHC Delta Shipyards BV" at Sliedrecht (NLD) (YN 659)
1985: delivered to "Holland Baggermaatschappij BV" at Hardinxveld (NLD)
(NLD flag, brand: 17283 Z Rott 1985, IVR 27.17283)
1997: To "Koninklijke NV Boskalis Westminster" at Papendrecht (NLD), renamed ARGUS 1
2014 (24/10): To "Boskalis Nederland BV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
(NLD flag, brand: 17283 Z Rott 1985, IVR 27.17283, 60 GT)

[teesships]

George,

Many thanks. She seems to have been a shy ship, not much photographed, but I think you are right!

Ron