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23January 2022
23 January 2022 - Assistance to Corelli
The chemical tanker Corelli operated by the German company GEFO Shipping Group had left Aveiro in Portugal on 20 January 2022. She suffered propulsion damage in the Ushant rail and was taken in charge by the ETV Abeille Bourbon for a tow to the port of Brest where she will undergo further tests following her […]
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11January 2022
11 January 2022 - Assistance to Navios Centaurus
During the night of Monday 10th to Tuesday 11th January, the bulk carrier Navios Centaurus, a 220 m long vessel loaded with 75,530 t of coal from Baltimore to Rotterdam, with a draught of over 13 metres, suffered a propulsion failure. It was about 60 miles west of the coast of Brittany. It was taken […]
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9January 2022
9 January 2022 - Assistance to Star Curacao
On the morning of Sunday 9 January 2022, the cargo ship Star Curacao suffered a propulsion failure while sailing in the Chaussée de Sein area, 24 nautical miles west-northwest of the Pointe du Raz. The Abeille Bourbon set sail from the Stiff where she was on weather alert. It made its way to the ship’s […]
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27November 2021
27 November 2021 - Assistance to general cargo TBC Progress
Assistance to general cargo TBC Progress On Saturday 27 November 2021, during the night, the 176m TBC Progress, flying the Panama flag and transporting cereals, suffered propulsion damage 30 miles off the coast of Cap de La Hague (50). The weather conditions in the area were very bad (6 meter high waves and winds of […]
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1September 2021
1 September 2021 - Dover strait recovery operations
Since 2018, the Dover strait has become a maritime crossing point for many people in distress who attempt to cross to England on makeshift boats. The Prefet Maritime de la Manche is responsible for the safety of those attempting the crossing. He has various means at his disposal, including the Abeille Languedoc, which is very […]
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11August 2021
11 August 2021 - Fire fighting and pollution response off Hyeres islands
On Wednesday 11 August 2021, at around 04:30, a fire broke out on the yacht Reine d’Azur (British flag) while it was at anchor west of Port-Cros. Ten people (four crew members and six passengers) were quickly evacuated and taken to safety. Under the orders of the French authorities, several teams were mobilized on fire-fighting […]
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11June 2021
11 June 2021 - Pollution response operation East Corsica
Friday June 11 around noon pollution is spotted in eastern Corsica. The maritime prefecture immediately dispatched the appropriate resources to the area, including the BSAA Jason, while the Prefect of Haute Corse launched the POLMAR Land plan. Once in the area, the Jason crew uses CEPPOL pumping resources – see our partners – to treat […]
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3May 2021
3 May 2021 - Towage of the Varzuga
On the evening of May 3, in difficult sea conditions, the hull of the Russian tanker Varzuga dating from 1971 found itself adrift in the English Channel between English and French waters. The Greek tugboat Christos XXIV, which was towing it from Murmansk to a Turkish demolition site, broke its trailer. The Abeille Liberté and […]
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19August 2020
19 August 2020 - Assistance to the Huntetal
On Thursday 19 August, the 88-metre long cargo ship Huntetal, flag of Antigua & Barbuda and carrying railway rails, suffered mechanical damage some thirty miles south-west of the Pointe du Raz. The cargo ship left the Spanish port of Gijon on the evening of Tuesday 17 August and was bound for the Finnish port of […]
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18December 2016
18 December 2016 - Assistance to the bulk carrier Citius
The Citius, a bulk carrier 287 m long and 45 m wide, with a draft of 10.70 meters, carrying 76,000 tonnes of coal, from Rotterdam ran aground in the Seine river on December 18, 2016 at the fire of the Lillebonne dock. While navigation is stopped on the river, many means of intervention are deployed […]
