Port tug VB Mars.
IMO: 9695509.
Year of construction: 2016.
Function: port tug with fire extinguishing system.
Type: ASD 2813 tug.
ASD = Azimuth Stern Drive. The propeller is in a special housing under the vessel. This housing can be rotated 360°, making a conventional rudder unnecessary. This technology makes the vessel more manoeuvrable.
This tug is waiting in the mouth of the harbour to pick up a ship and guide it to one of the ports on the Maasvlakte.
This photo, with the COSCO Shipping Star in the background, was taken on 20 July 2024 at the Pistole Harbour.
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