MP calls for towing gear training

A 55 ton bollard pull tug attempts to tow a 93,000 dwt tanker in ideal conditions.

Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael is calling for mandatory training for ships’ crews in the use of emergency towing gear fitted on all large tankers for the past 15 years.

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