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History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications
from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network

CS Flexservice (2)
by Bill Glover

CS FLEXSERVICE (2)

Built in 1979 by Ankerlokken Verft Floro A/S., Floro

Length 81.3m  Breadth 18.4m  Depth 4.3m  Gross tonnage 2652

Built for Flex Service N.V for pipe/cable laying duties. Sold in 1986 to Johannes Ostensjo, Haugesund and renamed Edda Sea. Sold again in 1987 to Sandfrak Rederi A/S., Haugesund and renamed Nor Truck. Sold once again in 1988 to Sea Truck (UK) Ltd., Aberdeen and renamed Sea Truck.

Copyright © 2007 FTL Design

Last revised: 2 October, 2007

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