VERNICOS SIFNOS is a Greek-flagged anchor-handling and offshore support tug built in Malaysia in 2008, today forming part of the Vernicos towing fleet based at Piraeus.
Originally delivered as SEALINK MAJU 26, the vessel subsequently became PB KAITUNA before entering Greek ownership and receiving the name VERNICOS SIFNOS.
With 4,400 bhp, a certified bollard pull of 66 tonnes and FiFi 1 firefighting capability, VERNICOS SIFNOS is a substantially more powerful vessel than her compact 38-metre dimensions might suggest.
She remains fully active in 2026, working primarily around Piraeus, Elefsis, Aspropyrgos and the wider Saronic industrial-port complex.
Vessel Details
Current Name: VERNICOS SIFNOS
Former Names: PB KAITUNA, SEALINK MAJU 26
IMO: 9420435
MMSI: 241571000
Call Sign: SVA7860
Type: Anchor Handling Tug / Offshore Support Vessel
Flag: Greece
Port of Registry: Piraeus
Built: 2008
Builder: Sealink Engineering & Slipway, Miri, Malaysia
Owner / Operator: Vernicos Tugs
Class: Bureau Veritas
Gross Tonnage: 499 GT
Deadweight: 422 t
Length Overall: approx. 38 m
Beam: approx. 12 m
Draught: approx. 3.8 m
Main Engines: 2 × Cummins QSK60-M
Power: 2 × 2,200 hp
Total Power: 4,400 bhp
Propulsion: 2 × fixed-pitch propellers in Kort nozzles
Reduction Gears: 2 × Reintjes WAV 872
Bollard Pull: 66 t
Maximum Speed: 12 knots
Economic Speed: approx. 9 knots
Firefighting: FiFi 1
Current Status: Active
Built in Malaysia
The vessel was completed in 2008 by:
Sealink Engineering & Slipway
at Miri in Malaysia.
Her original name was:
SEALINK MAJU 26.
She was designed as a compact but powerful offshore towing and anchor-handling vessel capable of operating far beyond normal harbour-tug duties.
SEALINK MAJU 26 → PB KAITUNA
The vessel subsequently became:
PB KAITUNA.
Under this identity she was associated with Pacific Basin Towage.
The ship operated under the:
Cook Islands flag
with:
Avatiu
as port of registry.
Pacific Basin Career
As PB KAITUNA, the vessel formed part of a fleet of powerful offshore and towing units operated by Pacific Basin.
Her substantial horsepower and bollard pull made her suitable for:
ocean towage
anchor handling
offshore support
and terminal-assistance operations.
Sold to Greek Interests
The vessel was eventually acquired by:
Vernicos Tugs.
She transferred to the:
Greek flag
and was renamed:
VERNICOS SIFNOS.
The complete identity sequence is therefore:
SEALINK MAJU 26 → PB KAITUNA → VERNICOS SIFNOS
4,400 bhp
VERNICOS SIFNOS is powered by:
2 × Cummins QSK60-M
main engines.
Each develops:
2,200 hp at 1,800 rpm.
Combined output is therefore:
4,400 bhp.
Power is transmitted through:
Reintjes WAV 872 reduction gears
to twin fixed-pitch propellers operating inside:
Kort nozzles.
66-Tonne Bollard Pull
The official Vernicos specification gives:
66 tonnes bollard pull.
This is a substantial figure for a tug only around:
38 metres long.
It gives VERNICOS SIFNOS the capability to handle large merchant ships and undertake demanding towing assignments far beyond ordinary low-powered harbour assistance.
FiFi 1
The vessel is also equipped to:
FiFi 1 standard.
This gives her significant external firefighting capability for incidents involving:
commercial ships,
terminals,
industrial facilities
and other marine emergencies.
Her official class description includes:
AHT FiFi1.
Piraeus Career
Following her acquisition by Vernicos, VERNICOS SIFNOS became closely associated with:
Piraeus
and the surrounding industrial ports.
She has been repeatedly documented around:
Drapetsona
Perama
Elefsis
Aspropyrgos
Skaramagas
and:
Pachi.
PiraeuShips in 2019
PiraeuShips published its dedicated:
VERNICOS SIFNOS – IMO 9420435
entry in February 2019.
The original page correctly preserved the full identity chain:
VERNICOS SIFNOS
PB KAITUNA
and:
SEALINK MAJU 26.
It also recorded the vessel's:
499 GT
422 DWT
and Malaysian construction.
Still Active in 2026
VERNICOS SIFNOS remains heavily employed in:
2026.
Recent tracking shows Piraeus as by far her most frequently visited port, with additional operations involving:
Elefsis
Aspropyrgos
Skaramagas
Perama
and other locations around the Saronic Gulf.
She therefore continues exactly the type of towing and offshore-support work for which Vernicos acquired her.
PiraeuShips Record
VERNICOS SIFNOS was recorded by PiraeuShips during the early years of her Greek career with Vernicos Tugs. Built by Sealink Engineering & Slipway in Malaysia in 2008 as SEALINK MAJU 26, the vessel subsequently traded as PB KAITUNA with Pacific Basin Towage before transferring to Greek ownership and becoming VERNICOS SIFNOS. Powered by twin Cummins engines producing a combined 4,400 bhp, the 38-metre tug develops 66 tonnes of bollard pull and is equipped to FiFi 1 standard. Still fully active in 2026 around Piraeus, Elefsis and the wider Saronic industrial-port complex, VERNICOS SIFNOS remains one of the more powerful compact towing units in the Greek fleet.
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