UK: Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) was chosen to deliver former French aircraft carrier 'Clemenceau' to be broke up by the Able UK TERRC (Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre) facility at Able Seaton Port on the River Tees.
The former French naval ship had toxic asbestos contents and had to be dismantled and its contents sent for burial.
Now known as hull Q790, the former flagship of the French navy is 255 metres in length, with a flight deck 51 metres wide.
The 130-tonne 'Anglian Earl' left the French port of Brest at midday on February 3 and arrived off the Tees Estuary during the afternoon of February 7. Local tugs met with 'Anglian Earl' and its tow the following day and completed the berthing operation at the Teeside facility.
The 1,147km sea tow was undertaken at an average speed of approximately seven knots.
