Harbour tug “Tariq” at Bahrain, July 1972
Owner: Caltex Shipping Co. Ltd.
Operator: Bahrain American Petroleum Co. (BAPCO), Bahrain (a partly-owned subsidiary of Caltex)
Port of registry: Hong Kong
Builder: Hitachi Zosen, Innoshima
Gross tons: 258
Length overall: 32.0 m
Max. draft: 4.10 m
Propulsion: diesel-electric: 16-cylinder diesel driving a 1,530 kW generator connected to an electric motor, by General Motors Corp., La Grange, Illinois
Completed 1964. Employed on berthing operations at Sitrah Terminal & later also at Alba Aluminium Jetty.
1987: “Gulf Master” (United Arab Emirates flag)