VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE
Towing · France · Class A
Current position
updated 3 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE
- IMO number
- 9308687
- MMSI
- 226263000
- Call sign
- FZTC
- Flag
- 🇫🇷 France
- Vessel type
- Towing
- Gross tonnage
- 3,249
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 80 m
- Beam
- 16.5 m
- Year built
- 2005
- Builder
- Myklebust Verft
- Registered owner
- Abeilles International
- Operator
- Abeilles International
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE
Abeille Bretagne is a high seas emergency tow vessel (salvage tug), 80 metres (260 ft) long with a tractive power of 200 tonnes-force (2.0 MN), a crew of 12, designed by Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Borgundvåg. She was originally christened Abeille Bourbon (French pronunciation: [abɛj buʁbɔ̃]), by Bernadette Chirac on 13 April 2005 in the presence of sponsor Jacques de Chateauvieux. She is based in Brest, France. Abeille Bourbon was owned by Abeilles International, a unit of Groupe Bourbon. She has been chartered to the French government since 2005 and can be called upon by the Maritime Prefect of Brest at any time. She was commissioned to replace the older Abeille Flandre, which was reassigned to the French Mediterranean coast. In 2024, the Spanish group Boluda Towage acquired Abeilles International resulting in the name change for the ship in the following year.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE now?
- VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE (IMO 9308687) was last detected in the North Atlantic Ocean at 48.0682° N, 4.7791° W, making 2.0 knots — 3 days ago. Seadar tracks VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE?
- VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE is a towing sailing under the flag of France, built in 2005 by Myklebust Verft. The vessel is 80 m long with a beam of 16.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,249.
- Who owns VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE?
- VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE is registered to Abeilles International. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for VB ABEILLE BRETAGNE appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).