In Visakhapatnam, Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) flagged off two 50-tonne bollard pull tugs MT Dhiraj and MT Sahas on December 4th evening. The two tugs are to reach their home port and the naval base at Karwar in Karnataka.
The two tugs will play an important role in the handling of airplane carrier INS Vikramaditya, which is likely to arrive at Karwar in January 2014.
The two tugs can achieve a maximum speed of 13.5 knots against a design speed of 12 knots, an official statement said. They have achieved a bollard pull of almost 10 per cent in excess of specifications.
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