October, 2000. The ABEILLE LANGUEDOC is a tugboat specialized in all fields of salvage and rescue operations. It is based in Cherbourg and protects the French coastline off the coast of Cotentin. Here it is seen recuperating the equipment of the IEVOLI SUN, an Italian boat which had sunk off of the Cap de la Hague while transporting 6000 tons of toxic and explosive products.