Abeille Bourbon is a high seas emergency tow vessel ( salvage tug ), 80 metres (260 ft) long with a tractive power of 200 tonnes-force (2.0 MN ), a crew of 12, designed by Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Borgundvåg . She was christened by Bernadette Chirac on 13 April 2005 in the presence of sponsor Jacques de Chateauvieux. She is based in Brest , France .
5-651: Abeille Bourbon is owned by Abeilles International, a unit of Groupe Bourbon. She is chartered to the French government and can be called upon by the Maritime Prefect of Brest at any time. She was commissioned to replace the older Abeille Flandre , which was reassigned to the French Mediterranean coast. Abeille Bourbon is a sister ship of Abeille Liberté . Abeille means bee in French. Tow vessels are traditionally named according to their activities around
10-577: Is the representative of the State at sea, government delegate and direct representative of the Prime Minister and each of the ministers. It is vested with "authority in all areas where State action is exercised at sea". The maritime prefect has general police powers and oversees the defense of sovereign rights and the interests of the Nation, the maintenance of public order, the safeguarding of persons and property,
15-473: The protection environment and the coordination of the fight against illicit activities. The maritime prefect is a flag officer in the French Navy , who combines this civil function with the military powers of "commander of the maritime zone" (operational control of the forces deployed in the maritime zone) and "commander of the maritime district" (commands naval units not under another command). As of 2019,
20-737: The ships they assist; in this case, like a bee around a flower. This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maritime Prefect A maritime prefect ( French : Préfet maritime ) is a servant of the French government who exercises authority over the sea in a particular region known as a maritime prefecture ( Préfecture maritime ). As of 2024, there are three maritime prefects in metropolitan France , based in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin ( Channel and North Sea ), Brest ( Atlantic Ocean ) and Toulon ( Mediterranean Sea ). The dignity
25-730: Was created on 27 April 1800 under the French Consulate to unify the command of harbours (civil administrator) and the command of the Navy (admiral). Two additional maritime prefects were based in Rochefort until 1927 and Lorient until 1941. Maritime prefectures exist in each of the five overseas departments of France , but are administered by the departments' respective prefects : Cayenne for French Guiana , Basse-Terre for Guadeloupe , Fort-de-France for Martinique , Saint-Denis for Réunion and Mamoudzou for Mayotte . The prefect maritime
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