Resistência "Safado" – Argibay
Tugboat operated by Resistência (Grupo Lutamar) ¹ seen at the entrance of Doca de Alcântara, Lisboa , in May 2014. This tugboat named " Safado " and registered LX-101-RL, is built in Portugal by Argibay (Alverca) ² , completed in 1969, yard number 124, and originally delivered to Administração dos Portos do Douro e Leixões under the name " Monte da Luz ". Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 84.6 ft and is equipped with two 485 kW (650 bhp) ³ Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz SBA 8 M 528 main engines and Voith-Schneider 20 E cycloidal drives , providing a tractive effort ⁴ of 14 tons. Top speed is 10 knots. Here, on a beautiful spring afternoon, we see the " Safado ", my favorite tug in the port of Lisboa, returning to its base next to the entrance to the Doca de Alcântara, passing by its companions, " Valente " (LX-37-RC), " Ala " (LX-94-RL) and " Lutamar " (LX-36-RC). The small " Alerta " (LX-...