Temi IV (1982) | Novatug Maritime Wiki

Classification

Incident Type: Capsize unknown mechanism
Severity: High

Vessel Details

Field	Value
Vessel Name	Temi IV
Vessel Type	Tug
Flag State	Netherlands [NL]
IMO Number	6913546
Official Number	7512 Z ROTT 1950
Call Sign	PHXH
Gross Tonnage	269
LOA (m)	38.31
Breadth (m)	8.03
Bollard Pull (t)
Power (kW)
Owner/Operator	Rederij T. Dijkhuizen, Vlissingen
TEU
Year Built	1942
Crew Size	4
Other Vessel	Loussios, Greek bulk carrier

Incident Details

Field	Value
Date	1982-03-28
Location	Vlissingen roadstead, Westerschelde, Netherlands
Coordinates	51.4943, 3.4150
Region	Netherlands
Fatalities	3
Injuries
Missing
Cargo Loss
Direct Damage	Temi IV sank and was later raised; no monetary damage estimate was identified.
Economic Damage
Insured Loss
Salvage/Cleanup Cost

Key facts

Marhisdata records that Temi IV made fast to the Greek bulk carrier Loussios at 05:15 on 28 March 1982 on the Vlissingen roadstead.
The tug came athwart behind Loussios, heeled heavily, capsized, and sank quickly in approximately 13 m of water.
Marhisdata records that the captain-owner Theo Dijkhuizen and two other people died, while one person reached safety. The sources reviewed do not identify injuries separately.
The wreck was raised on 16 April 1982 and towed to Vlissingen.
The web sources reviewed do not establish whether the casualty meets the database definition of girding or identify a formal investigation report.

Narrative

Temi IV was a Dutch seagoing tug operated by Rederij T. Dijkhuizen of Vlissingen. Web vessel records identify the tug as IMO 6913546, 269 GT, 38.31 m long, 8.03 m in breadth, and built in 1942. It had previously served as Hercules and Walcheren XII before being renamed Temi IV in 1968.

On the morning of 28 March 1982, Temi IV assisted the Greek bulk carrier Loussios on the Vlissingen roadstead. Marhisdata records that the tug made fast at about 05:15. It then came athwart behind Loussios, heeled heavily, capsized, and sank in approximately 13 m of water. The same record states that captain-owner Theo Dijkhuizen and two other people lost their lives, while one person reached safety. A maritime-history account describes the casualty as occurring during a routine towing job and similarly reports one survivor and three crew members lost or missing at the time of the account.

The reviewed web sources do not provide a formal investigation report, a detailed towline arrangement, or a definitive causal finding. In particular, they do not establish the evidence needed to classify the mechanism as girding rather than another loss-of-stability sequence during assistance. The wreck was raised on 16 April 1982 and towed to Vlissingen. Marhisdata records that the vessel remained there for several years before being sold for demolition in 1988.

Sequence of events

Date/time	Event
1982-03-28 05:15 local	Temi IV made fast to Loussios on the Vlissingen roadstead.
1982-03-28, later that morning	Temi IV came athwart behind Loussios, heeled heavily, capsized, and sank in approximately 13 m of water.
1982-04-16	The wreck was raised and towed to Vlissingen.
1988-06-25	Marhisdata records that the vessel was towed to Hoedekenskerke for demolition after being sold for scrap.

Investigation

No official investigation report was identified in the web sources reviewed. The available historical records establish the casualty sequence and casualty count but do not provide a final causal finding or enough detail to confirm girding as the mechanism.

References

Marhisdata vessel record for Temi IV - vessel particulars, casualty sequence, fatalities, and salvage history.
Vereniging Vrienden van het muZEEum maritime-history article - contemporary maritime-history account of the casualty and salvage.
Shipspotting vessel record for Temi IV - vessel identity, particulars, casualty history, and survivor account.