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A 5th State-of-the-Art Tug is Delivered to Ocean Group

The Management of Ocean Group is proud to welcome its brand new tug boat, the Ocean Georgie Bain, built by Ocean Industries Inc. located at Isle-aux-Coudres, a subsidiary of Ocean Group Inc.
The new tug is named after Mrs. Georgette Hébert-Bain, mother of Ocean Group's President and CEO, Mr. Gordon Bain.

This state-of-the-art tug boat is propelled by two Z-Drive type azimuthing propellers and boasts, among other technical enhancements, a firefighting (FI-FI) system and all necessary elements to offer safe and efficient services.

The Ocean Georgie Bain will be operating in the Port of Montréal as part of the daily harbour towing activities.  She will also be solicited for escort services, short and long distance towing, as well as salvage and wreck removal operations.  If needed, any one of the 21 automated tugs in Ocean's fleet can be deployed to any port served by the Company.

The Ocean Georgie Bain is the fifth of eight tugs intended to join Ocean's fleet in four years, following the Ocean K. Rusby 2005, the Ocean Raymond Lemay and the Ocean Henry Bain in 2007, and the Ocean Bertrand Jeansonne in July 2009. This demonstrates that the company is committed to acquiring state-of-the-art equipment in order to rejuvenate its fleet and offer even better service to its customers.  Ocean Group is dedicated to being prepared for the future challenges in the Québec maritime industry.

The christening ceremony of the Ocean Georgie Bain, during which the traditional bottle of champagne was broken by her godmother Mrs. Jo-Ann Bain, took place on November 27, 2009, at Ocean Group's headquarters located in the Port of Québec.