Eversand (ship)

German support vessel

History
Name| Eversand
Owner| Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Port of registry|  Bremerhaven, Germany
Builder| Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven, Germany
Yard number| 2246
Laid down| 12 December 1972
Launched| 4 April 1973
Out of service| 2012
Identification|

* IMO number: 8136087
* Call sign: DBMK

Fate| sold
History
Name| Eversand
Operator|  Van Laar Maritime
Port of registry|  Vanuatu
Yard number| 2246
Acquired| 2012
Identification|

* IMO number: 8136087
* MMSI number: 577112000
* Call sign: YJTE4

Status| active
General characteristics
Type| buoy tender
Tonnage| 125.44 GRT
Length| 29.23 m
Beam| 6.12 m
Draft| 1.55 m
Installed power| 330 kW
Propulsion| 1 x KHD diesel engine
Speed| 10.5 knots
Capacity| 34 tdw
Crew| 5

Eversand is a support vessel in service with Van Laar Maritime in the North Sea.[1] It served most of its career for the Waterways and Shipping Authority of Bremerhaven, Germany.

## History

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Eversand was laid down on 12 December 1972 at Schichau Unterweser AG in Bremerhaven, from where it was launched in 1973. It served laying and tending buoys about the mouth of the Weser. The ship also served to spray mudflats to assist in navigation.[2][3]

The ship was decommissioned by the Waterways and Shipping Authority on 1 September 2012 and sold. It was replaced in service by the Nordergründe.[4]

The ship was acquired and serves as a support vessel for off-shore development with the Dutch company Van Laar Maritime.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "EVERSAND". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. ^ Die Schiffe des WSA Bremerhaven, Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Bremerhaven (Stand 23 February 2010).
3. ^ Winterfeste Tonnen trotzen dem Eisgang, Nordwest-Zeitung, 30 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
4. ^ "Neuer Tonnenleger "Nordergründe" getauft". Press Releases (in German). Fassmer. August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
5. ^ "Guard Vessel Eversand". Van Laar Maritime. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
6. ^ "Eversand: Guard Vessel". Full Spec Sheet. Van Laar Maritime. Retrieved 16 June 2019.