Tugboat 2

Diving on Tugboat 2 - Exiles Bay Sliema

Tugboat number 2 was built by Malta Drydocks, Marsa in 1975 for the Chinese Government, named Tuo Lun Er Hao and registered in Tientsin China; she spent all her working life in Malta. She and her sister tugboat Tuo Lun Yi Hao worked together on the China Dock 6 project in French Creek (Id Dahla Tal-Francizi) Grand Harbour, Malta. Due to the length of their names they soon became known as number 1 and number 2 tugboats, these numbers were painted on the sides of the bridge. Tugboat 2 was decommissioned after about ten years in operation and was originally owned by Kalaxlokk Co. Ltd, in the year 2000 she was purchased by Bezzina Marine Services Ltd. She has been laid up at Bezzina Shipyards for 12 years. Her sister ship, now named Anni is still working and was present at the scuttling. Tugboat 2 has a gross weight of 141 tons, a length of 30 metres, a beam 7.5 metres and a height of 9.5 metres, as the mast has been removed.

Source: http://www.scubadivingmalta.co.uk/assetts/Maltainserttugboat2.pdf