Port Blair, Nov 30:Shri Anindo Majumdar, Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration and Chairman, Port Management Board has inaugurated a newly acquired Tug MT Andaman at a simple function held at Phoenix Bay Jetty Stage-3 today at 1000 AM. Shri Sanjeev Khirwar, Commissioner-cum- Secretary (Shipping), A & N Administration, Dr R D Tripathi, Chief Port Administrator, PMB, Comdt R K Vishwakarma, Harbour Master, PMB, Lt Cdr Mohan Kumar B, Asst Harbour Master, PMB, Shri Vikram Dhigle, Vice President, SCI, Shri Mesh Ram, Regional Vice President, SCI, Shri Veeriah, Deputy Director, DSS and Shri TN Krishnamoorthy, DCE, ALHW, officers and employees of PMB were present on the ocassion.
This tug has been built at M/S TEBMA Shipyard Ltd. This is a highly manoeuvrable tug fitted with Steerable Rudder Propulsion (SRP) for efficiently performing harbour and towing operations. The tug is capable of delivering 35 tons of Bollard Pull and achieves a speed of 12 knots. The vessel is classed with Indian Registrar of Shipping (IRS) and is installed with FIFI as told by Lt. Cdr. Mohan Kumar B, Assistant Harbour Master, Port Management Board. He further briefed that the vessel is a sea going and shall be able to cater the tug needs of vessels plying in the A & N Islands.
