More odd that Paul's mention of the Canadian media (I wonder whether that message was meant for another thread), is whatever VLIELAND has been up to.
She has been chugging along at 9-10 knots eastward past the Frisian Islands all evening, having dropped off AIS since 7 April.
She certainly sailed Slikkerveer on 4 April towing FRI SKY.
http://koopvaardij.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/voormalige-nederlandse-hester.htmlAfter passing Dover Strait she kept north of the traffic lanes on an inshore route, passing the Lizard and ceasing AIS transmissions (I think) at 0630 on 7 April as she entered the separation zone south of the Scilly Isles, heading WSW.
Meanwhile on 14 April FRI SKY pops up heading southwards between the Canary Islands and the African coast apparently under her own steam at a healthy 9kn, and is now off Mauritania heading for Banjul with ETA 18 April. The destination is not strange as she is now listed as sold to local oil products distributor Jah Oil Co Ltd (Hamidou Jah), Banjul.
So the questions are:
Why did FRI SKY need to be towed out of Europe?
Where did VLIELAND go with her?