Sixth 25T Bollard Pull tug 'Sabal' for Indian Navy launched at TRSL, Kolkata
Sabal, the sixth 25-tonne Bollard Pull tug built for the Indian Navy, was launched at Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata on 27 May 2025.
Summary
Tug Sabal (Yard 340), the sixth 25-tonne Bollard Pull (BP) tug for the Indian Navy, was launched at Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata on 27 May 2025 in the presence of Cmde S Sreekumar, WPS Kolkata. The tugs are part of a contract for six 25T BP tugs concluded with TRSL on 12 November 2021, and are indigenously designed and built to Indian Register of Shipping rules. Four have been delivered. They help naval ships and submarines berth, unberth and manoeuvre in confined waters, provide afloat fire-fighting support and can conduct limited search and rescue.
Key facts
- Launched
- 27 May 2025, TRSL Kolkata
- Vessel
- Sabal (Yard 340), sixth of six 25T BP tugs
- Contract
- With Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd, 12 November 2021
- Delivered so far
- Four
- Roles
- Berthing/manoeuvring support, afloat fire-fighting, limited SAR
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Indian Navy's 25-tonne Bollard Pull tug 'Sabal', launched on 27 May 2025, was built by which company?
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Correct answer: B — Titagarh Rail Systems Limited
Sabal was launched at Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata, which holds the contract for six 25T BP tugs.
Consider the following statements about tug Sabal launched in May 2025: 1. It is the sixth tug under a contract for six 25T Bollard Pull tugs. 2. The tugs are designed to Lloyd's Register rules and imported in kit form. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the tugs are indigenously designed and built under Indian Register of Shipping rules.