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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

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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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