ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT arrived in the Port of Tyne, North East England at 07.20 on 10th March 2010 and starts to dredge the Port entrance. Photographed from Western Quay, North Shields and Spanish Battery, Tynemouth.

The Dredger is in the Tyne to backfill the trench excavated to accommodate the new Tyne Tunnel 2 - see details here @ http://www.nce.co.uk/features/geotech ... tyne-tube/5214439.article

Type of ship : Hopper Dredger

IMO number : 9166845
Call Sign : LXAH
MMSI : 253114000

Gross tonnage : 10451
DWT : 14065

Overall Length: 120.53 m
LPP: 112.75 m
Breadth: 24.4 m
Depth: 10 m
Draught: 7.7 m

Year of build : 1998
Builder: KRUPP FOERDERTECHNIK GmbH
Place of build (Country): Lubeck (DEU)

Flag : Luxembourg
Port of Registry: LUXEMBOURG

Owner/Operator: Owner: Jan De Nul N.V. @ http://www.jandenul.com/