''Ryan Leet'' is an ocean-going salvage/supply
tugboat. The tugboat is owned and operated by Offshore Marine Supply Services Inc. Justin Beaune its registered director and owner. The vessel is based in Panama, and operating in the Caribbean. she is used for towing of ships and barges, supply, ship-to-ship fuel transfers and fire and rescue.
''Ryan Leet'' was built in Belgium for the French Government to aid
tankers
Tanker may refer to:
Transportation
* Tanker, a tank crewman (US)
* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids
** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk
** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanke ...
sailing along the French coastal area. ''Ryan Leet'' was one of two such heavy salvage tugs stationed offshore in the French sector of the
English Channel, as well on the western coast of France and the
Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay (), known in Spain as the Gulf of Biscay ( es, Golfo de Vizcaya, eu, Bizkaiko Golkoa), and in France and some border regions as the Gulf of Gascony (french: Golfe de Gascogne, oc, Golf de Gasconha, br, Pleg-mor Gwaskogn), ...
. Her sole task was to escort "supertankers" and to be ready to tow these tankers if they broke down. ''Ryan Leet'' has the
horsepower to tow supertankers up . She is also equipped with a firefighting and azimuth
bow thruster DP2 system. Unique to a ship her size, she is fitted with dual towing cables, the first a cable with a diameter of , and the second being 1,800 m with thickness. She has a fuel storage capacity of . The vessel was equipped with new dual engines and generators rebuilt in 1994, (EMD V20-645 E7B).
She was
launched in 1978 and was previously known as ''Abeille Provence'' and ''Salvor Commander''.
Among the vessels whose rescue or salvage she participated in were the
container ship , the roll-on/roll-off vessel ''
Camilla'' and the
bulk carrier .
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Tugboats of Canada
1977 ships