New Tug Prepares To Work With Giant Carriers | Forces TV

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SD Tempest is a new tug operating in Portsmouth Harbour to help the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers navigate the waters. The new tug is bigger and has double the pulling power of previous vessels, thanks to it's three powerful engines. HMS Queen Elizabeth will be the largest Royal Navy warship when she arrives in Portsmouth later this year, and it's important to have a tug that can handle it.

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Interviewed in this report are Serco Technical Superintendent Dave Goad, Chief Engineer Adam Ley and Master of SD Tempest Bob Wilkinson.



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