J. Van den Akker Bergings en Transportbedrijf (The Netherlands)

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J. Van den Akker Bergings en Transportbedrijf, NV (Salvage and Transport Co) was established in 1929 by Johan v.d. Akker a former fisherman, born in Maassluis in 1892. His first salvage vessel had the name Jacomina. Johan died in 1968. For the bigger part the company's home base was Rotterdam. Hence the colour white and green for the flag and funnel livery. After 1971 the home base was changed to Flushing (Vlissingen). The company had the practice to change the company livery regularly. In 2003 the company stopped its activities.

Sources: private observations from Joachim Hahn, Heinrich Fischbach, John Styring, Louis Loughran, Martijn Nekkers
Company history details in 'Slepen op de Schelde' by Nico J. Ouwehand.
This publication was the official exhibition guide of the Nationaal Sleepvaart Museum, Maassluis (Dutch National Towage Museum Maassluis)

Martijn Nekkers, 9 November 2021

image by Martijn Nekkers, 9 November 2021

image by Martijn Nekkers, 9 November 2021

image by Martijn Nekkers, 9 November 2021

image by Martijn Nekkers, 9 November 2021

Funnel markings