"Jolero" (ex Smit tug?)

[Phil English]

I'm wondering if anyone can put an ex-name/ IMO number to this vessel, described by her Nigerian owners as a 2500 BHP utility vessel. She looks like an ex-Smit tug in the photo.

http://jolynmarine.com/JOLERO.pdf

Cheers
Phil

[Robert Smith]

Hi Phil,

I've asked a few towage experts to check. Possibly we'll find the answer "with a little help of our friends"....

Brgds,
Rob.

[Phil English]

Thanks Rob.

Brgds
Phil

[Ian Thomas]

Hi Phil, This looks like the ROBO IMO: 8224315 a link here to her: http://www.lenimarocean.com/robo.html also the photograph of her looks stretched take a look at her as the ARTABAN shipspotting link http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1336259

Regards
Ian Thomas

[Phil English]

Hi Ian,

Thanks for that excellent bit of detective work. Very curious how two separate Nigerian companies claim to operate the same ship under two different names. Hmmm !

Cheers
Phil

[Ian Horsfall]

Phil ,just recieved an email from the 2 Kings and @ 2 Queens of Nigeria,they have just inherited 20 million english Pounds and have no need for both Tugs for a large sum of money direct from your Bank account they will sell you Both tugs,Marvelous just freakin Marvelous

[Pieter_Inpijn]

I have scanned the book "Smit International 1842-1992" picture for picture and the JOLERO looks a bit like the SMIT LABUAN, but that one is not built by Damen.
The mentioned call sign of JOLERO is 5NIZ4 but that is belonging to a tanker.
Searching the internet I also came to the mentioned vessel as mentioned in the other replies, or a possible sistership.
I think the picture used for the JOLERO on the company website is not showing the real vessel.

[Phil English]

Thanks Ian for your input 

Pieter,

I don't think it's a different ship - the picture shows the right vessel. The details (largely) match those for the "Robo"

I also went down the callsign route. 5NIZ4 actually does not come back to a tanker, but another AHTS belonging to the same Nigerian company - the "Acantha".

Cynicism aside, what I suspect, is that "Robo" has been purchased by Jolyn Marine from Lenimar Ocean and will be renamed "Jolero". The callsign is probably being transferred from their other vessel. It's a slightly pre-emptive move to show her on their website already, but that's not unusual in the offshore sector.

Thanks again guys

Phil

[Pieter_Inpijn]

Hello,

about the code 5NIZ4 indeed some confusion.
vesseltracker.com says :  Type of ship: Tankers   
other sites: Utility vessel.............

[davidships]

It looks as if all the vessels listed by Jolyn have been allocated names that are either unreported, have not yet happened or (most likely) they are a phantom naming system within the company.  Note that the last two letters of each name are derived from the currently listed name - also the pdf datasheets were all created on 7/4/2010 (July or April?)

JOLEOD = ODODO (IMO 7528831/5NIZ5)
JOLEMA = probably CO-OPERATOR II (IMO 7392969) and renamed MADONNA [photo ACANTHA]
JOLEAC = ACANTHA (IMO 8120038/5NIZ4) [at Port Gentil 3/4/2012 as ACANTHA]
JOLEAN = possibly ANGEL (IMO 7818688)
JOLELJ = AUTUMN TIDE (IMO 7121102)[photo as "LADY J", unlisted]
JOLEMO = MORGAN (IMO 8311572/5NIZ2)[wrong photo]
JOLERO = ROBO (IMO 8224315)
JOLEST = JADE STAR (IMO 7368114)
JOLETI = TIFFANY (IMO 8207501)

Jolyn Marine Oil & Gas Services Ltd
http://jolynmarine.com/about_us.html
also known as Jadwils International Services Ltd
http://jadwils.com/about_us.html

[Phil English]

Hi David,

Great detective work. With that in mind, it looks like my initial cynicism was justified.

Brgds
Phil

[jhaver]

Before Smit Lloyd ?