Svitzer "Montebelo" – Scheepswerven v/h H. H. Bodewes
Tugboat operated by Svitzer seen on the Tejo River, Lisboa , in May 2014. This tugboat named " Montebelo " and registered LX-87-RL, is built in The Netherlands by Scheepswerven v/h H. H. Bodewes (Millingen) ¹ , completed in 1963, yard number 605, and originally delivered to the Nieuwe Rotterdamse Sleepdienst NV under the name " Stroombank " ² . Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 86.6 ft and is equipped with two 455 kW (610 bhp) ³ Stork- Ricardo RHO 218 K main engines and Voith-Schneider cycloidal drives , providing a tractive effort ⁴ of 13 tons. Top speed is 10 knots. Operating in Portugal since 2005, Svitzer ⁵ gives way in 2019 to Pioneiro do Rio and Grupo Sousa. Here, we see the " Montebelo " on the Tejo River in front of Cacilhas. In the background, the iconic Lisnave gantry crane built by MAGUE, with a capacity for 300 tons. In 2023, the " Montebelo ", meanwhile renamed " Yarcla Quince " ⁶ , is i...