The OCEAN OSPREY (67 metres, 2,300 tonnes) was purchased by the Spanish Navy's Logistics Command from the shipping company Navaleva SL in mid-September for around 15 million euros in order to be available in future as a multi-purpose logistics vessel and tug for the Armada from the Ferrol Naval Arsenal (north-west Spain). Ten years ago, the Norwegian supply service provider Atlantic commissioned the construction of the ship at a Basque shipyard for 25 million euros. Declining demand for fossil fuels and a generational change in the floating energy park maintenance platforms have caused the value of these ships to fall, but at the same time the need for support units in the armed forces has increased. The new tasks of the OCEAN OSPREY - or whatever name it is given in the Armada - will be to provide logistical support for the Spanish mainland with its island regions of the Balearics, Canaries and Caribbean as well as the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, where similarly built deep-sea tugs are already stationed.
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