BOS 400 (ship)

BOS 400 (ship)

The "BOS 400", a French Derrick/Lay Barge that ran aground while being towed by the Russian tugboat "Tigr" on June 26, 1994 [http://www.underwaterexplorers.co.za/index.php?page=dive_10#5] .

The "Tigr" was chartered to tow the "BOS 400" from Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo to Cape Town, South Africa. The tow-rope broke loose during a storm and causing the vessel to run aground off Duiker Point near Sandy Bay. [http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/shiplaw/capstorm.htm]

Despite several towage attempts, the shipwreck was considered a total loss as salvors were able to recover little from the wreck. [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:eIgNMB78PRYJ:www.anc.org.za/anc/newsbrief/1995/news0129+%22bos+400%22+court&hl=en&gl=za&ct=clnk&cd=4]

The "Tigr" barge was built in 1987 in Polish shipyards and had remained idle in the Cape Town docks from 1994 to 2000, when it was sold for $625,000 [http://www.uctshiplaw.com/unrepdct.htm#TIGR] .

References

* [http://www.underwaterexplorers.co.za/index.php?page=dive_10#5 Bos 400]
* [http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/shiplaw/capstorm.htm Cape of Storms - ships in trouble off the Cape]
* [http://www.uctshiplaw.com/unrepdct.htm#TIGR Unreported Judgments: Cape Town]


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