651. SOUTHERN PROGRESS - originally a 35m Lyttelton-based fishing boat but more recently a vessel used to deliver aid to Pacific island villages, is towed into Auckland for scrapping after being abandoned... Date: 12 April 2024 Image ID 13504
652. SOVEREIGN MAERSK (1997/92198grt/IMO 9120841. Renamed MSC DOMNA X) sailing from Southampton, England after her maiden visit. The Howard Smith Towage tug FLYING KESTREL (1976/243grt/IMO 7528491. Renamed... Date: 22 September 1997 Image ID 727
653. SOVEREIGN MAERSK (1997/92198grt/IMO 9120841. Renamed MSC DOMNA X), maiden call at Southampton, UK. The Red Funnel Towing tug SIR BEVOIS (1985/250grt/IMO 8414166. Renamed SVITZER BEVOIS in 2007, then... Date: 22 September 1997 Image ID 728
654. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - the New Zealand police launch DEODAR III takes a close look at Ports of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug boat, as she... Date: 16 July 2022 Image ID 12618
655. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - Ports of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug returns to her berth during a period of acceptance trials and crew training. Not... Date: 16 July 2022 Image ID 12619
656. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - Ports of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug returns to her berth during a period of acceptance trials and crew training. Not... Date: 16 July 2022 Image ID 12620
657. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - Ports of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug returns to her berth during a period of acceptance trials and crew training. Not... Date: 16 July 2022 Image ID 12621
658. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - Ports of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug, crew training before beginning everyday operations. Date: 2 August 2022 Image ID 12641
659. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - Ports of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug, crew training before beginning everyday operations. Date: 2 August 2022 Image ID 12642
660. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - Ports of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug, crew training before beginning everyday operations. Date: 02 August 2022 Image ID 12643
661. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - !!!! Anyone would think Ports of Auckland's brand new, much touted, full-sized ship handling e-tug (a world first!!) was actually working for its living (seen... Date: 10 July 2022 Image ID 12667
662. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the world's first full size ship handling e-tug (green) and the diesel tug WAKA KUME assist the container ship SHILING as she sails for Lyttelton. Date: 13 September 2022 Image ID 12676
663. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the world's first full size ship handling e-tug assisting the containership SHILING as she departs for Lyttelton. Date: 13 September 2022 Image ID 12677
664. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the world's first full size ship handling e-tug (green) and the diesel tug WAKA KUME assist the container ship SHILING as she sails for Lyttelton. Date: 13 September 2022 Image ID 12678
665. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the world's first full size ship handling e-tug manoeuvring alongside an incoming container ship. Date: 13 September 2022 Image ID 12679
666. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) - Port of Auckland's new e-tug SPARKY, the world's first full-sized electric tug. Date: 2 Novemeber 2023 Image ID 13239
667. ST. ANGELO (1974/15095grt/IMO 7236220, Grimaldi Lines, ex-PO. Scrapped 2009) inbound at Southampton, England with tugs HAMTUN (1984/250grt/IMO 8414154. Renamed MULTRATUG 16 in 2006) and LYNDHURST... Date: May 2000 Image ID 2001
668. ST. ANGELO (1974/15095grt/IMO 7236220, ex-PO. Scrapped 2009) accompanied by the Red Funnel tug HAMTUN (1985/250grt/IMO 8414154. Renamed MULTRATUG 16 in 2006) inbound at Southampton, England. Date: May 2000 Image ID 2002
669. ST. ANGELO (1974/15095grt/IMO 7236220, ex-PO. Scrapped 2009) inbound at Southampton with tug HAMTUN (1985/250grt/IMO 8414154. Renamed MULTRATUG 16 in 2006) in attendance. APL ALMANDINE... Date: May 2000 Image ID 2003
670. STERLING a first-time entrant in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat race, makes her way to the start line. Sadly she was not to finish the race in such fine condition sustaining... Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5096
671. STERLING makes her way to the Viaduct Harbour after finishing the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat race under Coastguard escort. She was the only casualty of the day suffering bow damage... Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5142
672. STERLING, a first time entrant in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat, race rounds the first mark with HAMAL bearing down to starboard. Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5143
673. STERLING a first-time entrant in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat race, makes her way to Viaduct Harbour under Coastguard escort. Sadly she sustained considerable bow damage after... Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5144
674. STOLT SURF (2000/14180grt/IMO 9168623) a chemical tanker, assisted by the Port of Auckland tug DALDY (1977/226grt/IMO 7519127) approaches her Wynyard Wharf berth. Date: 7 May 2003 Image ID 2307
675. STRATHALLAN, built by Doug Robb in 1956, motored north from the South Island port of Timaru especially for this event. She is seen here leading the operational tugs DALDY and WAKA KUME to the start... Date: 28 January 2013 Image ID 8589
676. STRATHALLAN - a first time entrant in the 2013 Auckland Anniversary Regatta tug and towboat race, all the way north from the South Island port of Timaru where she was built in 1956 by Doug Robb. In... Date: 28 January 2013 Image ID 8634
677. STRATHALLAN, a first time entrant in the tug race, she was motored north from Timaru for the 2013 Auckland Anniversary Regatta tug and towboat race. She was built by Doug Robb in 1956. Date: 28 January 2013 Image ID 8635
678. STRATHALLAN - a first time entrant in the 2013 Auckland Anniversary Regatta tug race, she was built in 1956 in Timaru by Doug Robb. She passes close to a channel marker as MAHIA puts the pressure on... Date: 28 November 2012 Image ID 8636
679. SUILVEN (1974/3638grt/IMO 7383487) operated by Suilven Shipping in Fiji, seen passing the steam tug WILLIAM C. DALDY (1935/348grt/IMO 5390345), in Auckland, NZ. The former Cook Strait ferry and... Date: 15 March 2006 Image ID 3271
680. SUN ANGLIA (1985/339grt/IMO 8415146. Renamed ADSTEAM ANGLIA) passing upriver at the Thames Barrier, Woolwich, London. Date: 1998 Image ID 2710
681. SUN PRINCESS (1999/77441grt/IMO 9000259. Renamed PACIFIC WORLD) arrives in Auckland, NZ for her maiden call, assisted by the tug DALDY (1977/226grt/IMO 7519127). In 2019 a Taiwanese woman died after... Date: 17 October 2007 Image ID 4201
682. SUN SURREY (1992/378grt/IMO 9019468. Renamed ADSTEAM SURREY, SVITZER SURREY and relocated to Southampton in 2006) assists the Royal Navy frigate HMS WESTMINSTER (F237) upriver from the Thames Barrier... Date: 1998 Image ID 2711
683. SUN SURREY (1992/378grt/IMO 9019468. Renamed ADSTEAM SURREY then SVITZER SURREY) passes through the Thames Barrier at Greenwich, London. As at 2012 she is based at Southampton sailing as SVITZER... Date: 1998 Image ID 8361
684. SVANEN (13,608 tons gross, built 1991, IMO 9007453) - a crane barge
arriving Harwich 11th November 2008. For several weeks she has been
working on the foundations for the Gunfleet wind farm off the... Date: 11 November 2008 Image ID 4968
685. SVANEN (13,608 tons gross, built 1991, IMO 9007453) - a crane barge arriving Harwich 11th November 2008. For several weeks she has been working on the foundations for the Gunfleet wind farm off the... Date: 11 November 2008 Image ID 4969
686. SVITZER MARYSVILLE (2011/250gt/IMO 9540443) - the newly commissioned tug shows off her agility soon after her naming ceremony in Melbourne, Australia where she was christened by Denmark's Crown... Date: 24 November 2011 Image ID 7286
687. SVITZER OTWAY (2014/299grt/91dwt/IMO 9679828) on the stern line of the container ship CMA CGM PUCCINI (2004/65730grt/73235dwt/5782TEU/IMO 9280627) in the Yarra River, Melbourne, Australia. Date: 21 March 2019 Image ID 11704
688. SVITZER OTWAY (2014/299grt/91dwt/IMO 9679828) hard at work on the Yarra River, Melbourne as she guides another arrival to Swanson Dock. Date: 21 March 2019 Image ID 11707
689. Inbound from Long Beach, California for her maiden call, SYNERGY BUSAN (2009/IMO 9450571/40030gt/50727dwt/4253TEU/ex-BUSAN, YM BUSAN) is eased onto her Fergusson terminal berth by the tug WAKA... Date: 3 September 2022 Image ID 12669
690. TAHUA (1938): Built for the Whakatane Harbour Board. Has been used as a fishing and charter boat. She underwent a massive refit some years ago changing her appearance somewhat. She is seen here taking... Date: 28 January 2008 Image ID 4438
691. TAHUA (1938): Built for the Whakatane Harbour Board. Has been used as a fishing and charter boat. She underwent a massive refit some years ago changing her appearance somewhat. Seen here rounding a... Date: 28 January 2008 Image ID 4439
692. TAHUA with a backdrop of Auckland's iconic Rangitoto Island heads for the finish line of the 2009 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug race.
She was built for the Whakatane Harbour Board by WG Lowe &... Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5148
693. TAKAMINE (1997/49821grt/IMO 9129706. Renamed FREEDOM) sailing from Southampton, England assisted by the Howard Smith tug FLYING OSPREY (1976/243grt/IMO 7500798. Renamed BOA SUND). Date: 1998 Image ID 2571
694. TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550) - one of the two older tugs at Ports of Auckland, new Zealand, seen here with other tug fleet members WAKA KUME (2000/338grt/IMO 9212084), WAIPAPA (2000/338grt/IMO... Date: 2001 Image ID 2712
695. TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550) - another old-timer at Ports of Auckland, New Zealand with a valuable role to play. Date: 2002 Image ID 2713
696. TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550) one of the Port of Aucklands' older tugs TAMAKI displays her fire-fighting prowess as she returns to port following her participation in the Auckland Anniversary Day... Date: 29 January 2007 Image ID 3696
697. DALDY (1977/226grt/IMO 7519127) and TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550) seen together on a rare occasion as they head for the start line of the 2010 AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY TUG RACE. Date: 1 February 2010 Image ID 6047
698. TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550), Ports of Auckland's fire-fighting tug, makes her way to the start line of the 2010 AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY TUG RACE. Date: 1 February 2010 Image ID 6048
699. TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550) - manoeuvres for an advantageous position on the start line of the 2013 Anniversary Day Regatta tug race. Date: 28 January 2013 Image ID 8594
700. TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550) on the move to the first mark in the 2013 tug race. Passengers aboard the veteran steam tug WILLIAM C. DALDY, cameras at the ready, capture the action. Date: 28 January 2013 Image ID 8597
701. TAMAKI (1972/221grt/IMO 7226550) on the move to the first mark in the 2013 tug race trails astern of the veteran steam tug WILLIAM C. DALDY. Date: 28 January 2013 Image ID 8598