Germany goes for high-tech emergency towing vessel
On 1 January 2011 the new German Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) Nordic sailed from Cuxhaven to take up station off Norderney on Germany’s North Sea coast. The powerful, purpose built ship is one of the latest and most sophisticated ETVs to enter service anywhere. Nordic was designed for the sole purpose of protecting the German coastline from the danger of pollution in the event of a serious maritime incident.
On 1 January 2011 the new German Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) Nordic sailed from Cuxhaven to take up station off Norderney on Germany’s North Sea coast. The powerful, purpose built ship is one of the latest and most sophisticated ETVs to enter service anywhere. Nordic was designed for the sole purpose of protecting the German coastline from the danger of pollution in the event of a serious maritime incident.
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