The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) continues to combat a cargo fire on board the Maersk Frankfurt, located off the west coast of India. The firefighting operations have now extended into…
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Netherlands-based Multraship Towage and Salvage christened its newest ASD tug in a ceremony in Terneuzen on Thursday, May 30. Multratug 35 is the first in a series of two tugs ordered by Multraship in June 2023 to perform deep-sea towage and salvage. The newbuild has a length of 32 metres and IMO...
The city of Hiroshima in Japan recently placed a new firefighting boat into service. The all-aluminium boat, which is also named Hiroshima, was designed and built by Kiso Shipbuilding. Its duties will include firefighting and search and rescue (SAR), primarily in Hiroshima Bay just off its namesake...
Russian shipbuilder Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant, a division of state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, recently launched a new tug ordered by the Russian Ministry of Defence. The future Mikhail Chekov is the seventh vessel under the Project 22870 series of tugs slated for the Russian Navy. The...
Ocean Marina Jomtien, a marina resort complex based in eastern Thailand’s Chonburi province, has taken delivery of a new aluminium workboat built by Thai/Australian shipbuilder SeaCat Ships. Named Ocean Angel, the craft will be used on duties such as towing, firefighting, sewage pump-out, search and rescue (SAR), buoy and marker handling, and general support for […]
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Best Medium FiFi Boat – Balder – Marell Boats Sweden’s Marell Boats have rapidly become globally known for their fast, safe, stylish and practical aluminium and FRP work and patrol boats. They often present innovative but very practical propulsion solutions, in this case with sterndrives, with...
The Port Authority of New South Wales in Australia recently took delivery of two new firefighting vessels in a series built by local company the Birdon Group. Named Burra (“Eel”) and Girawaa (“Stingray”) as a homage to the state’s Aboriginal heritage, the aluminium monohull vessels are designed to respond to major on-water incidents, including firefighting […]
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Spain’s Zamakona Yards has handed over a new large rescue vessel to Spanish maritime search and rescue (SAR) organisation Salvamento Maritimo. Designed by Spanish naval architecture firm Seaplace, Heroinas de Salvora (“Heroines of Salvora”) has a length of 82.35 metres (270 feet), a beam of 18...
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Spain’s Zamakona Yards has handed over a new large rescue vessel to Spanish maritime search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo. Heroinas de Salvora (“Heroines of Salvora”) has a length of 82.35 metres, a beam of 18 metres, and accommodations for 16 crewmembers and 24 additional personnel....