QUESTION: Bollard Pull Tugs, recently seen in news, has been constructed by?
(a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd
(b) Cochin Shipyard Limited
(c) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
(d) Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Visakhapatnam
ANS -D
RELATED FACTS-
- Contract for construction of 50Ton Bollard Pull Tugs was concluded with M/s Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Visakhapatnam in Feb 19.
- The Fourth tug in the series, “Balbir” has been delivered to Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 24 Jan 22.
- Tugs “Veeran” and “Balraj” have been inducted on 22 Oct 21 and 31 Dec 21 at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam respectively and “Balram” on 30 Oct 21 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
- A tugboat is a secondary boat which helps in berthing operation of a ship by either towing or pushing a vessel towards the port.
- Tug boats can also be engaged in the purpose of providing essentials such as water, air, etc. to the vessel.
By-akash singh
Reference- https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1792265