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Tug to change name after maintenance

After a four-week technical stop in Brest, the 'Abeille Bourbon' will have a new name. It is expected to be called 'VB Abeille BretagneÄ. On March 28 at noon, the tug left the Quay Malbert in Brest to enter dock No. 1. Under the care of Piriou Naval Services Brest, the vessel will undergo a four-week technical maintenance. The work program includes standard inspections of the propulsion engine couplings, inspections of two generator sets, and maintenance work on the two cranes. The tug will also undergo, for the first time since its commissioning, a complete repainting of the superstructures. Routine maintenance and inspections will be carried out as part of the Bureau Veritas classification. During its technical layup, the 'Abeille Bourbon' will be replaced by the 'Abeille Horizon', which has just undergone a maintenance period.

ABEILLE BOURBON tows the CMA CGM MARCO POLO for test

At 396-meters long and weighing in at a 250,000 tonnes, you’d think that having to do an emergency tow of the world’s largest containership would be no easy task. As it turns out, a recent exercise held March 9th off the coast of France proved that that doesn’t have to be the case. The exercise was carried out using the French emergency towing vessel, the ABEILLE BOURBON, while the CMA CGM MARCO POLO was on a four hour hiatus from regular service off the Brittany coast. During the exercise, the Marco Polo was loaded to 80% capacity and towed for an hour at a speed of 10km/h. Photos: http://www.premar-atlantique.gouv.fr/galeries/Marco-Polo

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The "Abeille Bouron" on Oct 8, 2010, was contracted to tow the damaged tank m/v "YM Uranus" to Brest which was adrift and temporarily in danger of sinking off Ouessant after collision.