RESOLVE Marine purchases the ETV Resolve Monarch

RESOLVE Marine Group is pleased to announce to the acquisition of a 152-ton bollard tug, Resolve Monarch, from JP Knight (Lowestoft) Ltd., the Company said in a media release. Previously named the Anglian Monarch, the purpose built emergency towing vessel (ETV) was on contract with the United Kingdom government, where she served as part of the government's coastline emergency response fleet, actively involved in many high-profile maritime casualty rescues.

The vessel was designed to serve as a dedicated emergency response and salvage vessel in northern European waters. For her first assignment, Resolve Monarch sailed from Invergordon, Scotland on August 19th and is currently en route the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand where she will assist with RESOLVE's work on the MV Rena project.

RESOLVE recently stationed an ETV, the U.S.-Flagged Resolve Pioneer, in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where there has been a great need for emergency response resources due to increased vessel traffic in the environmentally-sensitive area.

Fort Lauderdale, FL, headquartered RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. was established more than 30 years ago. It is now a leading marine services organization that provides salvage, emergency response, training, naval architecture and marine engineering and many other services to the global maritime industry.