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Written question asked by Richard Burden (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 January 2017 (named day). It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Tugboats: Scotland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the respective bollard pull capacity is of the emergency towing vessels (a) MV Herakles and (b) Ievoli Black.

Answer

The tested respective bollard pull for the Emergency Towing Vessels is:

(a) MV HERAKLES: Maximum -165 Bollard Pull Tonnes (BPT); Sustained - 160 BPT. This were tested in September 2016.

(b) IEVOLI BLACK: Maximum 142.9 BPT; Sustained - 139.4 BPT. This were tested in December 2016.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
60704
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Scotland Tugboats
Link
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