On January 1 was the first day of a five-year contract for the newly appointed Scottish Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV), Ievoli Black. The 70-metre towing vessel, which will operate through the contract awarded to Ardent Maritime Netherlands BV by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), takes over from the Kirkwall-based tug Herakles. Ievoli Black has sailed to Orkney from her previous station in the Adriatic and is set to be on patrol on a regular basis, rather than being Orkney-based like the Herakles. The emergency tug is funded by the UK Government, and follows an announcement by ministers in July that they would guarantee funding for the next five years to support maritime safety. Source: Orcadian
TUG&WORKBOAT
02 January 2017 - 12:00
Update: 02 January 2017 - 14:12
New emergency tug took over
New emergency tug took over
TUG&WORKBOAT
02 January 2017 - 12:00
Update: 02 January 2017 - 14:12
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