Herakles (pusher)

	Herakles-Bulk photographed by a Finnish Border Guard helicopter during crew evacuation shortly before the vessel sank
Finland
Name	1967–1988: Into; 1988–2004: Herakles;
Owner	1967–1982: Neste Oy; 1982–1988: Oy Hangon Hinaus Ab; 1988–2004: Alfons Håkans Oy Ab;
Port of registry	1967–1982: Porvoo, Finland; 1982–1988: Hanko, Finland; 1988–2004: Turku, Finland;
Builder	Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland
Yard number	243
Completed	October 1967
Refit	1991
Identification	IMO number: 6704191; Call sign: OGTC; MMSI: 230201000;
Fate	Sank in 2004
General characteristics (2004)
Type	Pusher/Tug
Tonnage	621 GT; 187 NT; 112 DWT;
Length	41.21 m (135.20 ft)
Beam	11.50 m (37.73 ft) (waterline); 14.40 m (47.24 ft) (coupling devices);
Height	38 m (124.67 ft)
Draught	4.50 m (14.76 ft)
Ice class	1B
Installed power	2 × Caterpillar 3606 DITA (2 × 2,030 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Ulstein F5840/41 ducted CPP, ⌀ 2.2 m (7.2 ft); 1 × Scania DSI 14 02/M 03 bow thruster (294 kW);
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (without barge)
Crew	8

60°29′43″N 18°50′59″E / 60.49528°N 18.84972°E / 60.49528; 18.84972

Herakles was a pusher vessel owned by Finnish towing and marine salvage company Alfons Håkans Oy Ab. The ship, originally built as salvage tug Into in 1967, was converted to a pusher in 1991 to be chartered to Rautaruukki Oyj and later ESL Shipping Ltd as the third pusher vessel for the Finnpusku system, a Finnish integrated tug and barge system built in the mid-80s.

On 2 March 2004, while heading north with barge Bulk fully laden with coal, Herakles ran into trouble in the Bothnian Sea when both of her main engines began to fail in heavy weather. After the crew was evacuated the combination drifted to the shallows near Swedish Grundkallen lighthouse and was completely destroyed.