Abeille Liberté
The Abeille Liberté arriving at Cherbourg
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| 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, France |
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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) |
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| Speed: | approx 19.9 knots (36.9 km/h; 22.9 mph) |
| Crew: | 12 |
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The Abeille Liberté is an emergency tow vessel (salvage tug) based in Cherbourg, France. It is a sister ship of Abeille Bourbon.
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.
It was one of two French tugs called upon to tow the damaged container ship MSC Napoli in January 2007.
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