Operator Crowley Maritime Yard number 34 Length 43 m | Ordered 1999 (built) Identification IMO number 9178381 Builder Dakota Creek Industries | |
Namesake Alutiiq word for black bear Owner Vessel Management Sergices Inc. | ||
Tan'erliq (pronounced tun-ul-lik) is a ship escort, rescue and oil response oceangoing tugboat operated by Crowley Maritime and stationed in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Tan'erliq is credited with being the most powerful Voith Schneider driven tugboat in the world. In addition to Tan'erliq, her sister ship Nanuq is also stationed in Valdez, Alaska.
These two vessels, in addition to a dozen other units, escort and protect the waters of Prince William Sound, site of the Exxon Valdez-oil spill in 1989.
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