Built as a salvage tug under yard No 354 by Rickmers Rhederei GmbH – Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven for Bugsier-Reederei uns Bergungs A.G., Hamburg, and completed by F. Schichau, Bremerhaven under yard No 1746.
Launched as the ARCTIC one sister the OCEANIC.
Tonnage 2,046 grt, 138 net, 1,575 dwt., dim. 87.78 x 14.79 x 7.27m., draught6.3m.. length bpp 78.0m.
Powered by two 12-cyl KHD diesel engines, 6,405 bhp each, twin shafts, speed 20.5 knots.
Bollard pull 150 tons.
Accommodation for 26 – 28 men, normal crew 13.
30 December 1969 delivered to owners, home port Hamburg.
At that time she and her sister were the strongest and largest tugs in the world.
Between salvage jobs she was stationed in Cape Town, South Africa.
She and her sister took part in towing voyages of the platforms CORMORANT A in 1977, STATFJORD C in 1984 and EKOFISK PROTECTIVE BARRIER 1989.
1985 The two main engines were replaced by two 12-cyl. KHD diesel engines, each 6,600 bhp.
Bollard pull 189 tons.
From 1987 till 1990 laid up for increasing periods between jobs.
1990 Laid up.
1993 Renamed in ARCTIC RESEARCH under Bahamas flag and registry.
1993 Sold to Conpress Investments-Ireland and converted to a private yacht, renamed in 1994 in ARCTIC P. (She was owned by Kerry Parker a media magnate, and Australian richest men, but he has died in 2005)
2010 As given used as yacht, can be chartered, accommodation for 12 guests and 25 crew.
Norway 1985 2k+1k sg MS960 (she is the fourth forward tug from the right)
Source: http://www.tugboats.de/oceanic_e.html and various other web-sites.