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Abeille Bourbon
The Abeille Bourbon is a high seas salvage tug, 80 metres long with a tractive power of 200 tonnes, a crew of 12, designed by Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Borgundvaag. It was baptised by Bernadette Chirac on April 13, 2005 in the presence of its sponsor Jacques de Chateauvieux. It is based in Brest, France.
Abeille Bourbon 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 Brest at any time.
The Abeille Liberté is a sister ship of Abeille Bourbon.
[edit] Notable operations
- Towing Rokia Delmas in October 2006[citation needed].
- Towing MSC Napoli in January 2007[citation needed].
[edit] References
- (French) Jacques Carney, L'Abeille Bourbon relève l'Abeille Flandre, in Navires et Marine marchande hors-série Sauvetage en mer, September 2005.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- (French) Ouessant.org - Abeille Bourbon
- (French) NetMarine - Abeille Bourbon
