Another rare visitor in the Sound: The anchor handling tug supply vessel Brage Viking

Tonight another rare visitor, the anchor handling tug supply vessel Brage Viking was seen in the Sound. The Brage Viking is the newest AHTS vessel in the fleet of Viking Supply Ships. The 85 x 22 m ship, "designed to meet demands for efficient, safe and environmentally friendly offshore management in areas with severe ice conditions", was delivered by the Spanish Astilleros Zamakona S.A. shipyard in January 2012. 

The Brage Viking, now chartered by Norway's Kvaerner, the "world's leading contractor for delivering onshore and offshore facilities to Arctic conditions" is on a towing duty, which began in Aberdeen on February 12 and will end in Stavanger on March 1. 

Judging from this picture, it appears that the Brage Viking is towing a section of an offshore oil drilling platform.