BOS 400 (ship)
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Built: | — |
| Launched: | — |
| Fate: | Ran aground, June 26, 1994 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 12000 tons |
| Length: | 100 m |
| Beam: | — |
| Draught: | — |
| Type: | Derrick Lay Barge |
| Hull: | Metal |
| Propulsion: | — |
| Speed: | — |
| Range: | — |
| Complement: | — |
The BOS 400, a French Derrick Lay Barge that ran aground while being towed by the Russian tugboat Tigr. June 26, 1994 [1].
The Tigr was chartered to tow the BOS 400 from Point Noir in the Congo to Cape Town, South Africa. The tow-rope broke loose during a storm and causing the vessel to run aground off Duiker Point near Sandy Bay. [2]
Despite several towage attempts, the shipwreck was considered a total loss as salvors were able to recover little from the wreck. [3]
The Tigr barge was built in 1987 in Polish shipyards and had remained idle in the Cape Town docks from 1994 to 2000, when it was sold for $625,000 [4] [5].
