The Abeille Liberté is an emergency tow vessel (salvage tug) based in Cherbourg Harbour, France. It is a sister ship of Abeille Bourbon.
 The Abeille Liberté arriving at Cherbourg
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| History | |
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 France | |
| Owner | GIE Abeille Bourbon, Marseilles, France (Groupe Bourbon) |
| Operator | Les Abeilles International, Le Havre, France (Groupe Bourbon) |
| Builder | Myklebust Verft AS, Gursken, Norway |
| Yard number | 40 |
| Christened | Annie Blanchet, 17 November 2005 |
| Homeport | Cherbourg Harbour, France |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Rolls-Royce Marine "UT 515" - Multi Purpose Salvage Tug / Coast Guard and Stand By Safety Vessel |
| Tonnage | 3,249 GT, 974 NT, 1,811 DWT |
| Length | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
| Draught | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | approx 19.9 knots (36.9 km/h; 22.9 mph) |
| Crew | 12 |
| Notes | [1][2][3][4] |
It was built at the Myklebust Verft shipyard in Gursken, Norway, which is part of the Kleven Maritime group. It was delivered in October 2005 and officially inaugurated on 17 November 2005.
Abeille Liberté is owned by Abeilles International, a unit of Groupe Bourbon. The crew is made up of sailors of the merchant marine. It is chartered to the French government and can be called upon by the Maritime Prefect of the English Channel and North Sea at any time.
Notable operations
editIt was one of two French tugs called upon to tow the damaged container ship MSC Napoli in January 2007.[5]
In March 2018 the Abeille Liberté was one of several vessels which towed the cargo ship Britannica Hav to the Port of Le Havre after it collided with a Belgian fishing vessel.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Abielle Liberté" (PDF). Kleven Maritime AS. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Naming of the Abeille Liberté, an exceptional vessel in the service of maritime security". Bourbon Online. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Abeille Liberté". Bourbon Online. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Cherbourg: L'Abeille Liberté baptisée à la Cité de la Mer". Mer et Marine (in French). 17 November 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Le porte-conteneurs MSC Napoli remorqué à Lyme Bay par les Abeilles Bourbon et Liberté". Mer et Marine (in French). 19 January 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Haun, Eric (23 March 2018). ""Capsized Cargo Ship Towed to Le Havre"". MarineLink. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
External links
edit- (in French) Abeille Liberté at Netmarine.net
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