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Berthing a Car Carrier in Santa Marta, Colombia


published on 12 April 2021 633 -

Found on YouTube. Created by "SMR Pilot". Originally published on 2021-04-10.
Berthing a 180 meter Ro-ro type vessel. With the assistance of 2 ASD tugs of 60TBP each. The ship has a 1000KW bow thruster, which makes the manuever a bit easier.
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