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RITO |
No, not some sort of experimental sail-assisted coaster! The Rito was actually caught in the midst of a Thames sailing barge match off Tilbury 20/6/81. The rule 'give way to sail' seemed to be ignored as the Rito's master raced upriver to catch his upstream tidal berth, passing very close to the barges in the process. Margins were pretty tight in coastal shipping and missing a tide was something to be avoided if at all possible. 1950 TRITON 1973 RITO BU Hull 24.4.84 |
Username | Phil |
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IMO Number | 5368835 |
Type of ship | Cargo ship |
Year of build and builder | 1950 Van der Werff's - Westerbroek - NLD |
Date | 20/6/81 |
Place | off Tilbury |
Added on | 22/02/2011 |
Dimension | 1750 x 1168 |
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