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Bourbon Apsara replaces the Carangue in Toulon (France)
The Carangue is a sea-going tug that will be replaced from Wednesday 1st July by Bourbon Apsara, an anchor handling vessel now operated by the company Les Abeilles, the BOURBON coastline protection service.
Paris, June 30, 2009
The Bourbon Apsara is chartered by the French Navy to protect the mediterranean coastline under the maritime Prefect responsibility. Ready to sail within a period ranging from 40 minutes to 6 hours, her tasks will be identical to Abeille Flandre: preventing groundings, assisting and saving vessels in distress and combating pollution risks. Her crew, which previously operated on Carangue, has an excellent knowledge of the mission and the intervention area.
The fleet operated by Les Abeilles still includes 5 ocean-going salvage tugs Abeille Bourbon (Brest), Abeille Liberté (Cherbourg), Abeille Languedoc (La Rochelle) and Abeille Flandre (Toulon).
Three other vessels owned by BOURBON, the Argonaute and Alcyon are based in Brest and the Ailette in Toulon, also work on coastline protection.
