Fairmount Sherpa – the First of a Formidable Fleet

Ocean towage and heavy transportation specialists Fairmount Marine took delivery of the long range deep sea tug Fairmount Sherpa in May and the vessel has already sailed on its maiden tow. This vessel is the first of a new class of five 200 ton bollard pull tugs ordered from Niigata Shipbuilders in Japan. Prior to leaving on its first job Fairmount Sherpa was formally named by Dionne van den Berg, 12-year-old daughter of Fairmounts president Henk van den Berg.