Abeille Bourbon

Abeille Bourbon is a high seas emergency tow vessel (salvage tug), 80 metres (260 ft) 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.

Abeille Bourbon
Abeille Bourbon at Brest, France
History
France
Owner: GIE Abeille Bourbon, Marseille, France (Groupe Bourbon)
Operator: Les Abeilles International, Le Havre, France (Groupe Bourbon)
Builder: Myklebust Verft AS, Gursken, Norway
Yard number: 39
Sponsored by: Jacques de Chateauvieux
Christened: Bernadette Chirac, 13 April 2005
Homeport: Brest, France
Identification:
Status: Active
General characteristics
Type: Salvage tug
Tonnage:
Length: 80 m (262.5 ft)
Beam: 16.5 m (54.1 ft)
Draught: 6 m (19.7 ft)
Propulsion:
  • Main engine: 4 × 4,000 kW (5,400 hp)
  • Auxiliary engine: 3 × 615 kW (825 hp)
  • Bow thruster: 2 × 883 kW (1,184 hp)
  • Stern thruster: 2 × 515 kW (691 hp)
Speed: approx 19.8 knots (36.7 km/h; 22.8 mph)
Crew: 12
Notes: [1][2]

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. She was commissioned to replace the older Abeille Flandre, which was reassigned to the French Mediterranean coast.

Abeille Bourbon is a sister ship of Abeille Liberté. Abeille means bee in French. Tow vessels are traditionally named according to their activities around the ships they assist; in this case, like a bee around a flower.

Notable operations
  • Bridge of Abeille Bourbon
  • Towing the Panama-registered ConRo Rokia Delmas near the Île de Ré in 2006
  • Abeille Bourbon in Brest during Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012.

References
  1. "Abielle Bourbon" (PDF). Kleven Maritime AS. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. "Abeille Bourbon". Bourbon Online. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. "Le porte-conteneurs MSC Napoli remorqué à Lyme Bay par les Abeilles Bourbon et Liberté". Mer et Marine (in French). 19 January 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. "Fuel tanker in trouble in English Channel". BBC News. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  • Carney, Jacques (September 2005). "L'Abeille Bourbon relève l'Abeille Flandre". Navires et Marine marchande. Hors-série: Sauvetage en haute mer (in French).
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