Case Study: The Abeille Bourbon salvage tug

The sea’s version of the Saint-Bernard with a 4G connection

The Abeille Bourbon is an emblematic vessel.

Providing assistance, salvage and pollution remediation, this tug (abbreviated RIAS in French) from the BOURBON group is chartered by the French Navy and remains on call 365-days a year with two, 12-strong merchant navy crews that work alternate months. The vessel carries out emergency missions along the Atlantic Coast, particularly in the Ushant shipping lane, a maritime motorway that has approximately 120 ships passing through it every day.