129-year-old Syvinki hauled ashore at Eteläpuisto for hull repairs
The 129-year-old vessel Syvinki will be lifted ashore at Eteläpuisto on Monday for a week of hull repairs, after which she will return to Pyhäjärvi to overwinter and is planned to run charter cruises next summer.
A rare maritime sight will appear at Eteläpuisto on Monday when the 129-year-old Syvinki is lifted ashore for a week of hull repairs, Tamperelainen reports.
Built in 1897, the vessel began life as a steamship on Kyrösjärvi, ferrying goods and workers to the Kyröskoski paper mill. It is a survivor of a bygone era. As road and rail traffic grew, she was rebuilt as a tug after 1948. In 1956 she was fitted with a 180-horsepower Valmet rail diesel engine. Syvinki worked as a log tug at the Kotvio sawmill in Ruovesi until the 1990s. After that she entered private ownership and was converted mainly into a pleasure craft.
The ship now looks almost the same as it did in the mid-1950s, according to owner Jussi Mura. Once maintenance is complete, the vessel will be returned to Pyhäjärvi and moved to the Ratinan backwater to overwinter, with plans to run charter cruises next summer.
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