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Tugs sold by SFK Kiel

Just a few days after the tugs "Bülk" and "Kitzeberg" were put up for sale, there were interested buyers from abroad. The "Bülk" has already left Kiel and has berthed at a shipyard in Assens on May 5, 2025. The buyer is the shipping company Oceanteam from Trieste. They have already renamed the tug "Hulk." Many of their approximately 50 tugs were built or operated in Germany before. The shipping company operates in northern Italy, Slovenia, and Montenegro. The "Kitzeberg" found a potential buyer from Tanzania who are plannign to operate the tug in West Africa under the name "Kitzeberg." The buyer was awarded the contract on May 19.

Tug towed from yard to yard

The "Kitzeberg" which was under repair at the Kröger-Yard Rendsburg was towed to the Lindenau Yard in Kiel on Aug 31, 2014, by the tug "Holtenau".

Kitzeberg in canal embankment

On Oct 10, 2013, at 7.15 p.m. the "Kitzeberg" veered off course in the Kiel Canal whilst coming from Brunsbüttel enroute to Kiel close to Hochdonn due to a handling mistake. The ship got stuck in the southern embankment at canal kilometer 17,5. No damages reported either to ship or crew. The ship was underway again sailing eastbound in the late evening.