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Ice problems solved for tugs in winter

Finnish tug owner Alfons Håkans and propulsion manufacturer Steerprop have devised an innovative way of coping with a typical Baltic Sea hazard – crushed ice in the propulsion unit during winter months.

The divers' work including changing the seasonal propellers (Alfons Hakans)

Finnish tug owner Alfons Håkans and propulsion manufacturer Steerprop have devised an innovative way of coping with a typical Baltic Sea hazard – crushed ice in the propulsion unit during winter months.

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