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Emergency Tow Vessel
An emergency tow vessel, also called emergency towing vessel, (ETV) is a multi purpose boat used by state authorities to tow disabled vessels on high seas in order to prevent dangers to man and environment. The disabled vessel is either towed to a safe haven or kept in place against wind and current until commercial assistance by tug boats has arrived on site or until it has been repaired to the extent of being able to manoeuvre on its own. The need for ETVs as a preventive measure has arisen since the number of available commercial salvage tugs was reduced while potential dangers from individual vessels have increased. E.g. Spain has fourteen, Turkey has eleven, Germany operates eight, Norway has seven, France has five, Sweden three and the Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Iceland and Finland each have one official emergency tug boat. Australia also operates emergency response vessels. The United Kingdom's four strong ETV fleet was to be disbanded in September 2011 due to budget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETV Baltic September 2010
ETV may stand for: Television * Educational television, the use of television in education * Enhanced TV, an interactive television application specification Africa * e.tv, South Africa * ETV (Ethiopia), Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation * ETV Ghana Asia * Ekushey Television, a Bangladeshi television channel * Educational Television (Hong Kong), a programming block * India ** ETV Andhra Pradesh ** ETV Bal Bharat, Hyderabad ** ETV Bangla, now Colors Bangla ** ETV Bihar, now News18 Bihar-Jharkhand ** ETV Gujarati, now Colors Gujarati ** ETV Hindi, now News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand ** ETV Marathi, now Colors Marathi ** ETV Network, a satellite television network ** ETV News Kannada, now News18 Kannada ** ETV (Telugu) ** ETV Urdu, now News18 Urdu * NHK Educational TV, Japan * ETV (Mongolia) * ETV (Sri Lanka), a terrestrial television network Europe * Eesti Televisioon, the Estonian national public television station. * ETV (Greece), now Epsilon TV, a regional television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rescue Tug El Mousif In The English Channel MOD 45165130
Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, removal from danger, liberation from restraint, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an incident. It may be facilitated by a range of tools and equipment necessary to deal with the specific circumstances. Rescues may be necessary in a wide range of circumstances and environments, and specialised procedures have been developed for many of these. A rescue may also be performed on an ad hoc basis by the people who are available on site, using equipment available on site or assembled from available materials, particularly when the rescue is urgent or it is unlikely that specialist assistance will be available within a reasonable time. First aid medical attention is often closely associated with rescue, and may be a necessary part of a rescue. Equipment used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue horses, helicopters, the " jaws of life", and other hydraulic cutting and spre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeille Liberté
''Abeille Liberté'' is an emergency tow vessel (salvage tug) based in Cherbourg Harbour, France. It is a sister ship of . 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 It was one of two French tugs called upon to tow the damaged container ship in January 2007. 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 A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to fishing, catch fish and other valuable nektonic aqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeille Bourbon
''Abeille Bourbon'', whose name was changed to ''Abeille Bretagne'' in 2025, is a high seas emergency tow vessel (salvage tug), long with a tractive power of , a crew of 12, designed by Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Borgundvåg. She was christened by Bernadette Chirac on 13 April 2005 in the presence of sponsor Jacques de Chateauvieux. She is based in Brest, France. ''Abeille Bourbon'' was owned by Abeilles International, a unit of Groupe Bourbon. She has been chartered to the French government since 2005 and can be called upon by the Maritime Prefect of Brest at any time. She was commissioned to replace the older '' Abeille Flandre'', which was reassigned to the French Mediterranean coast. In 2024, the Spanish group Boluda Towage acquired Abeilles International resulting in the name change for the ship in the following year. ''Abeille Bretagne'' is a sister ship of '' Abeille Liberté''. ''Abeille'' means ''bee'' in French. Tow vessels are traditionally named according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeille Bourbon - Brest 2008-2
Abeille may refer to: Ships * HMS ''Abeille'' (1796), a ship of the Royal Navy *''Abeille Bourbon'', a high sea tow vessel *'' Abeille Flandre'', a high sea tug of the French navy *''Abeille Liberté'', a salvage tug *'' Abeille Provence'', a salvage tug, later the ''Ryan Leet'' * ST Abeille No 7, a tug, originally the ''Empire Helen'' * ST Abeille No 8, a tug, originally the ''Empire Simon'' * ST Abeille No 22, a tug, originally the ''Empire Alfred'' * ST Abeille No 23, a tug, originally the ''Empire Sprite'' People * Abeille de Perrin (1843–1910), full name Elzéar Emmanuel Arène Abeille de Perrin, French entomologist * Scipion Abeille (died 1697), French physician * Gaspard Abeille (1648–1718), French poet * Pierre-César Abeille Pierre-César Abeille (1674 - after 1733) was a French composer. Born in the Salon-de-Provence of southern France, he was baptized on 24 February 1674. He was the son of Jean Abeille, a royal notary. From 1699 to 1700, Abeille was ''maître ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archipelago Sea
The Archipelago Sea (, ) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters. By some definitions it contains the List of archipelagos by number of islands, largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, estimated at around 50,000, although many of the islands are very small and tightly clustered. The larger islands are inhabited and connected by ferries and bridges. Åland, including the largest islands of the region, forms an autonomous region within Finland. The rest of the islands are part of the region of Southwest Finland. The Archipelago Sea is a significant tourist destination. ''The Guardians journalist Tristan Parker wrote an article praising the Turku Archipelago on July 29, 2021, mentioning that "nowhere has the gentle magic of the smaller islands – or their wildlife." Geography and geology The Archipelago Sea covers a roughly triangular area with the cities of Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upinniemi
Upinniemi () is a village in the municipality of Kirkkonummi in southern Finland. It is located approximately 12 km south of the municipal centre. Upinniemi is dominated by the Finnish naval base, which is one of the largest military installations in the country. The headquarters of the Gulf of Finland Naval Command is also located there. Finnish naval base The Finnish naval base headquarters is located in Kirkkonummi, which is approximately 30 km west of Helsinki, while the military port facilities are nearer the village of Upinniemi. The base is home to several elements of the Finnish Navy's fleet, including the Coastal Brigade, surface warfare units and support units. Naval training is also organized as a subunit at the base. The base has hosted joint naval exercises with the U.S. Marine Corps in August 2022, even prior to Finland's accession to NATO in 2023. In 2024, Finland opened up more specific military cooperation with the United States Navy, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Pollution Control Vessel Louhi
''Louhi'' (pennant number 999) is a Finland, Finnish multipurpose Offshore oil spill prevention and response, oil and chemical spill response vessel owned by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), but crewed and operated by the Finnish Navy. The ship, ordered in 2007, was built by Uki Workboat in Uusikaupunki, Finland, and entered service in May 2011. History Development and construction The development of the new multipurpose vessel began on 25 May 2003 when the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland), Ministry of Transport and Communications appointed a work group to investigate the technical requirements and economic aspects of building a new multipurpose icebreaker capable of combating oil and chemical spills around the year. The amount of oil transported in the Gulf of Finland had increased from a mere 15 million tons per year in the early 1990s to 69 million tons in 2003 and was expected to reach 130 million tons by 2010 after the new Russian oil terminal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skikda
Skikda (; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District. History The Phoenicians and Carthaginians established a trading post and fort named (, "Jug Headland, Cape") after Skikda's nearby cape. Falling under Roman Republic, Roman hegemony after the Punic Wars, the name was latinization of names, Latinized as Rusicade or Rusiccade. Rusicade contained the largest Roman theatre (structure), Roman theatre in Algeria, dating to the reign of Hadrian. In late antiquity, the port was destroyed during the Vandals' invasion of 530. The Byzantine Empire, Byzantines Vandalic War, reconquered the region in 533 and 534, but left large areas under Berber control. The town Islamic conquest of the Maghreb, was overrun by the Umayyad Caliphate at the end of the 7th century. Present-day Skikda was founded by French governor Sylvain Charles Valée ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oran
Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is west-southwest from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second-largest city in Algeria. Etymology The word ''Wahran'' comes from the Berber expression ''wa - iharan'' (place of lions). A locally popular legend tells that in the period around AD 900, there were sightings of Barbary lions in the area. The last two lions were killed on a mountain near Oran, and it became known as ''la montagne des lions'' ("The Mountain of Lions"). Two giant lion statues stand in front of Oran's city hall, symbolizing the city. History Overview During the Roman Empire, a small settlement called ''Unica Colonia'' existed in the area of the current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollard Pull
Bollard pull is a conventional measure of the pulling (or towing) power of a watercraft. It is defined as the force (usually in tonnes-force or kilonewtons (kN)) exerted by a vessel under full power, on a shore-mounted bollard through a tow-line, commonly measured in a practical test (but sometimes simulated) under test conditions that include calm water, no tide, level trim, and sufficient depth and side clearance for a free propeller stream. Like the horsepower or mileage rating of a car, it is a convenient but idealized number that must be adjusted for operating conditions that differ from the test. The bollard pull of a vessel may be reported as two numbers, the ''static'' or ''maximum'' bollard pull – the highest force measured – and the ''steady'' or ''continuous'' bollard pull, the average of measurements over an interval of, for example, 10 minutes. An equivalent measurement on land is known as drawbar pull, or tractive force, which is used to measure the total hori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
