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An emergency tow vessel, also called emergency towing vessel, (ETV) is a multi purpose boat used by state authorities to tow disabled vessels on high seas in order to prevent dangers to man and environment.
A Beginner's Guide to the Rules of the Road. Great Lakes Marine Transportation. [full citation needed] Morgans Technical Books (2016) [1985], A Seaman's Guide to the Rule of the Road, Wooton-under-edge: Morgans Technical Books, ISBN 978-0-948254-58-1 RN approved self-study book. Includes the full text of the colregs.
Jane's Ocean Technology 1979–80 / Jane's Yearbooks, 1979 – ISBN 0-531-03902-1. On Tugboats: Stories of Work and Life Aboard / Virginia Thorndike – Down East Books, 2004. Under Tow: A Canadian History of Tugs and Towing / Donal Baird – Vanwell Publishing, 277 p., 2003 – ISBN 1-55125-076-4
French salvage tug Abeille Bourbon which also serves as an emergency tow vessel (ETV) USNS Grapple Example of modern naval rescue and salvage ship. A salvage tug, also known historically as a wrecking tug, is a specialized type of tugboat that is used to rescue ships that are in distress or in danger of sinking, or to salvage ships that have already sunk or run aground.
Hall, C (2003) Lloyd's Practical Shipping Guide Maritime Law, 6th ed. London LLP. Mandaraka-Sheppard, Aleka (2007) Modern Maritime Law and Risk Management, 2nd ed. London and New York, Taylor & Francis Group. Dromgoole, Sarah (2013). Underwater Cultural Heritage and International Law. Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law.
The U.S. will no longer allow the import of seafood linked to the bycatch of marine mammals. Each year, over 650,000 marine mammals, including seals, whales, and dolphins, are killed by ...
Bollard pull is a conventional measure of the pulling (or towing) power of a watercraft.It is defined as the force (usually in tonnes-force or kilonewtons (kN)) exerted by a vessel under full power, on a shore-mounted bollard through a tow-line, commonly measured in a practical test (but sometimes simulated) under test conditions that include calm water, no tide, level trim, and sufficient ...
The United Kingdom's emergency towing vessel fleet were a maintained fleet of emergency tow vessels (ETV) from 1993 through 2011. The vessels were privately owned and operated for Her Majesty's Coastguard. Four vessels were stationed around the UK coastline, while a fifth was held in reserve. [1] [2] [3]