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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 * e.tv, a South African terrestrial television channel * Educational Television (Hong Kong), a television series * Educational television, the use of television in education * Enhanced TV, an interactive television application specification * Eesti Televisioon, the Estonian national public television station * Ekushey Television, a Bangladeshi television channel * ETV (Ethiopia), a government-owned satellite television network * ETV (Greece), a regional television channel * ETV (Malaysian IPTV service) * ETV (Mongolia) * ETV (Sri Lanka), a terrestrial television network * ETV (Panama) * ETV Bihar, a regional Hindi language television channel * ETV Ghana * ETV Hindi, in India * ETV Network, an India-based satellite television network * ETV News Kannada, in India * ETV News Odia, in India * ETV Telugu, a Telugu language channel in India * ETV Urdu, an Indian television network * NHK Educational TV, a Japanese educational television channel * Mississippi E ... [...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, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an accident or a dangerous situation. Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue horses, helicopters, the "jaws of life", and other hydraulic cutting and spreading tools used to extricate individuals from wrecked vehicles. Rescue operations are sometimes supported by rescue vehicles operated by rescue squads. Rescue is a potent theme in human psychology, both from mortal perils and moral perils, and is often treated in fiction, with the rescue of a damsel in distress being a notable trope. Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud introduced the concept of "rescue fantasies" by men pursuing "fallen women" in his 1910 work "A Special Type of Choice of Object Made by Men"; Freud's insight into this aspect of male psychology might retain merit, though his proposed Oedipus complex used to frame this concept is no longer in vogue. Within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeille Liberté
The ''Abeille Liberté'' is an emergency tow vessel (salvage tug) based in Cherbourg Harbour, 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. Notable operations It was one of two French tugs called upon to tow the damaged container ship MSC ''Napoli'' 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 catch fish in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeille Bourbon
''Abeille Bourbon'' 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'' 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; * Lightening ''Rokia Delmas'' in October 2006 * Towing ''MSC Nap ... [...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 (1674-after 1733), French composer * Guy Abeille, French economist *Louis Paul Abeille (1719-1807), French economist * Ludwig Abeille (1761-1838), German pianist and composer *Rafael Nieto Abeillé, Puerto Rican lawyer Other uses * SNCAC NC.2001 Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archipelago Sea
The Archipelago Sea ( fi, Saaristomeri, sv, Skärgårdshavet) 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 largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, 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 Mariehamn, Uusikaupunki, and Hanko a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upinniemi
Upinniemi ( sv, Obbnäs) 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 naval base (formerly the Porkkala Naval Base), which is one of the largest military installations in Finland. The headquarters of the Gulf of Finland Naval Command is also located there. See also * Kantvik Kantvik is a village in Kirkkonummi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. It is located about south of the municipal center towards Upinniemi. Nearby services include a primary school and a Sale grocery store. There is a bus connection from Kantvik ... References Villages in Finland Finnish Navy Kirkkonummi {{Finland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Pollution Control Vessel Louhi
''Louhi'' (pennant number 999) is a Finnish multipurpose oil and chemical spill response vessel owned by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), but manned 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 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 terminals became operational, increasing the risk of a large spill in the vulnerable sea area considerably. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skikda
Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; 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 Cape") after Skikda's nearby cape. Falling under Roman hegemony after the Punic Wars, the name was Latinized as Rusicade or Rusiccade. Rusicade contained the largest Roman theatre in Algeria, dating to the reign of Hadrian. In late antiquity, the port was destroyed during the Vandals' invasion of 530. The Byzantines reconquered the region in 533 and 534, but left large areas under Berber control. The town was overrun by the Umayyad Caliphate at the end of the 7th century. Present-day Skikda was founded by Sylvain Charles Valée in 1838 under the name Philippeville, honoring the French king at the time. The French were in the process of annexing Algeria and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural importance. It is west-south-west 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 lion, 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'' ... [...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 (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 horizontal for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
