On Jan 10, 2015, around 11:00 a.m. the CROSS Gris-Nez (CROSS), coordinated a towing operation 45 nautical miles off Boulogne.
The tug "World Tug 1" had lost the empty 130-m-tank barge "Elisa S" enroute from Ceuta to Rotterdam in adverse weather conditions.
The "Abeille Languedoc" was dispatched by the maritime prefecture area to take the tank barge in tow.
A Dauphin helicopter of the Navy basedin Le Touquet was dispatched to airlift the required personnel onto the barge.
After two attempts in very difficult weather conditions, a towing Connection was established and the tug headed to the port of Dunkirk where the convoay was expected in the morning of Jan 12.
Bron Vesseltracker.com na tip Marcel Coster
WORLD TUG 1
Bouwjaar 1970, imonummer 7000724
Eigenaar World Towage & Salvage, Panama
Vaart in beheer bij Hakvoort Sea Transport, Urk
Gebouwd bij Astilleros Ardeag SL - Erandi-Bilbao (49)
als 'Iñigo Lopez Tapia', 1978 herdoopt 'Raices'.
2011 herdoopt 'Edurne', 2011 herdoopt 'Mendexa'
© Marcel Coster • COSTER MARITIEME FOTOGRAFIE
