LEEVAC Shipyards launches the Tidewater MMC 879 PSV "Torrens Tide"
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An official launching ceremony for the Torrens Tide, a platform supply vessel (Tidewater MMC 879 PSV), the Torrens Tide, was held on October 17, 2013 at LEEVAC Jennings yard, the shipbuilding company said Tuesday in a press release.
The ship was named after long time employee Mary Torrens who was in attendance at the ceremony.
The PSV will be operated in the Gulf of Mexico.