Abeille Bourbon

*Abeille Bourbon*
	Abeille Bourbon at Brest, France
History
France
Owner	GIE Abeille Bourbon, Marseille, France (Groupe Bourbon)
Operator	Les Abeilles International, Le Havre, France (Groupe Bourbon)
Builder	Myklebust Verft AS, Gursken, Norway
Yard number	39
Sponsored by	Jacques de Chateauvieux
Christened	Bernadette Chirac, 13 April 2005
Homeport	Brest, France
Identification	Call sign: FZTC ; IMO number: 9308687 ; MMSI number: 226263000;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Salvage tug
Tonnage	3,249 GT; 974 NT; 1,813 DWT;
Length	80 m (262.5 ft)
Beam	16.5 m (54.1 ft)
Draught	6 m (19.7 ft)
Propulsion	Main engine: 4 × 4,000 kW (5,400 hp); Auxiliary engine: 3 × 615 kW (825 hp); Bow thruster: 2 × 883 kW (1,184 hp); Stern thruster: 2 × 515 kW (691 hp);
Speed	approx 19.8 knots (36.7 km/h; 22.8 mph)
Crew	12
Notes	[1][2]

Abeille Bourbon is a high seas emergency tow vessel (salvage tug), 80 metres (260 ft) long with a tractive power of 200 tonnes-force (2.0 MN), 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 is owned by Abeilles International, a unit of Groupe Bourbon. She is chartered to the French government 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.

Abeille Bourbon is a sister ship of Abeille Liberté. Abeille means bee in French. Tow vessels are traditionally named according to their activities around the ships they assist; in this case, like a bee around a flower.

Notable operations

Towing Modern Express, in 2016;[3]
Towing Rokia Delmas in October 2006
Towing MSC Napoli in January 2007[4]
Towing YM Uranus in October 2010[5]

Gallery

Bridge of Abeille Bourbon
Towing the Panama-registered ConRo Rokia Delmas near the Île de Ré in 2006
Abeille Bourbon in Brest during Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012.

References

"Abielle Bourbon" (PDF). Kleven Maritime AS. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
"Abeille Bourbon". Bourbon Online. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
"Golfe de Gascogne. L'Abeille Bourbon envoyée au secours d'un cargo à la dérive". letelegramme.fr. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016..
"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.
"Fuel tanker in trouble in English Channel". BBC News. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

Carney, Jacques (September 2005). "L'Abeille Bourbon relève l'Abeille Flandre". Navires et Marine Marchande. Hors-série: Sauvetage en haute mer (in French).

External links

(in French) Abeille Bourbon at Netmarine.net

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[kleven-ab2005-1] "Abielle Bourbon" (PDF). Kleven Maritime AS. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[Bourbon-AB-2] "Abeille Bourbon". Bourbon Online. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[3] "Golfe de Gascogne. L'Abeille Bourbon envoyée au secours d'un cargo à la dérive". letelegramme.fr. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016..

[4] "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.

[BBC11499551-5] "Fuel tanker in trouble in English Channel". BBC News. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.