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Faith IV – Dunkirk Channel
A 68,000-tonne deadweight oil tanker, carrying 65,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil which, following damage to the helm, went aground on Snouw Bank in the channel leading into the port of Dunkirk. This refloating operation required the combined assistance of 8 tugs to provide a total of nearly 400 tonnes of traction to the tow hook.