Yard number 39 Length 80 m Beam 16 m | Draft 6 m | |
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Owner GIE Abeille Bourbon, Marseille, France (Groupe Bourbon) Operator Les Abeilles International, Le Havre, France (Groupe Bourbon) Sponsored by Jacques de Chateauvieux Christened Bernadette Chirac, 13 April 2005 | ||
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The Abeille Bourbon is a high seas emergency tow vessel (salvage tug), 80 metres long with a tractive power of 200 tonnes-force (2.0 MN), 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.
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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.
The Abeille Liberté is a sister ship of Abeille Bourbon.
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