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Two tugs manoeuvre alongside the bulk carrier CSE Prosperity Express at Taiwan's Hualien Port, January 1, 2017. Earlier on the same date, the bulk carrier ran aground in bad weather while approaching the port.
Winch fitted on a tug
The demonstrator tug Nellie Bly, which completed a voyage of more than 1,000 nautical miles on fully autonomous mode in 2021
The Canadian fishing vessel Eastern Princess II kitted out for the holidays
Kotug International Founder Ton Kooren with his son Kotug President and CEO Ard-Jan Kooren and Kotug CFO Margo Kok-van der Wal
Portland Bay at the time of the incident
Tugs on the Elbe River in Hamburg Harbour
The tug Biter (photo date unknown)
Foss Maritime tug
SL Diamantina
Portland Bay grounding
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The steam tug St Denys, which served Falmouth Harbour in the UK from 1931 to 1980
Biter
The tug John 3:16
Photo: Kotug
A National Transportation Safety Board inspector surveys the damaged Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after it was struck by the containership Dali on March 26, 2024. The incident left at least ix people dead. (Photo: National Transportation Safety Board)
Photograph of the tug Mark E. Kuebler. Note the collapsed mast, a result of the tug's collision with the tanker Nisalah in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas on January 22, 2023. (Photo: US Coast Guard)
Photo: Saam Towage
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