Kotug tests drone towline connection

An aerial drone transferred a messenger line 400m during the trial (Kotug)

The success of a recent test using a drone could revolutionise how the connection of the towline between tug and ship is made.

The trial involved transferring a line more than 400 metres from a tug to the helideck of Heerema’s crane vessel Thialf and vice versa.

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