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Innovative new arctic class tug for Foss Maritime
Seattle based Foss Maritime have christened the first of three Arctic Class tugs designed for operation in extreme conditions and now ready for its first job, an oil industry tow from South Korea to the Alaskan Arctic. Michele Foss was built at the Foss Rainier, Oregon Shipyard and named recently at Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, Washington by the vessel’s namesake, The tug complies with requirements contained in the ABS ‘Guide for Building and Classing Vessels Intended to Operate in Polar Waters’ and is built to ice class DO with the hull designed specifically for polar waters and reinforced to manoeuvre in ice. Other standards include ABS A1, SOLAS and Green Passport. http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/tugs,-towing-and-salvage/innovative-new-tug-for-foss-maritime
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