"Pointe Vigie 2" passes through Las Palmas on its way to Guadalupe

The tugboat "Pointe Vigie 2" (IMO 9943425) arrived at the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for a technical stop on its delivery journey to Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe). Flagged in St. Vincent & Grenadines, it is a vessel of the OST 30 series, measuring 30.30 m in length and with a towing capacity of 60 tons.

Built in Vietnam on behalf of Caraibes Remorquage, it is a 30.30 m long and 10.40 m wide vessel, with a towing capacity of 60 tons and a speed of 12.5 knots, equipped with two azimuth thrusters of 1,902 kW each.

Called to reinforce the towing fleet in the area, its main mission will be to assist the ever-larger container ships arriving at the ports of Basse-Terre, Marie-Galante, and Pointe-a-Pitre.

This is an OST 30 type tugboat built in Vietnam

Photos: Nicolás Arocha for puentedemando.com