''Ryan Leet'' is an ocean-going salvage/supply

tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...

. 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

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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 The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

, 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

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to tow supertankers up . She is also equipped with a firefighting and azimuth

bow thruster Manoeuvering thruster (bow thruster or stern thruster) is a transversal propulsion device built into, or mounted to, either the bow or stern, of a ship or boat to make it more manoeuvrable. Bow thrusters make docking easier, since they allow th ...

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

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, the roll-on/roll-off vessel '' Camilla'' and the

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