Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
KOTUG International, in collaboration with SKEYE, successfully executed a pilot for the revolutionary Tug Drone, conducting a line transfer over 400 meters (about 1312.34 ft), from a tug to the helideck of Heerema’s Thialf crane vessel and vice versa.
Video courtesy KOTUG International
KOTUG International, in collaboration with SKEYE, successfully executed a pilot for the revolutionary Tug Drone, conducting a line transfer over 400 meters (about 1312.34 ft), from a tug to the helideck of Heerema’s Thialf crane vessel and vice versa.
Video courtesy KOTUG International

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