# MV Ruby - Emergency Measures

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DfTc - Department for Transport](/buyers/dftc-department-for-transport/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Svitzer Marine Ltd
- Award value: £218,156
- Tender value: £218,156
- Award date: 13 December 2024
- Published: 13 December 2024
- Contract start: 15 November 2024
- Contract end: 31 December 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 914bbf6f-a612-4aff-93ed-d3997c78e56e-810746
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9313f46b-b4fb-4211-a4ef-62bcae0e827f

## Description

This is an emergency tugboat towing service to tow the MV Ruby carg ship out to sea from the Great Yarmouth Port to manage her contaminated amonium nitrate cargo\. The Health and Safety Executive has deemed the contaminated ammoniun nitrate cargo as potentially explosive and a danger to life\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/914bbf6f-a612-4aff-93ed-d3997c78e56e-810746)