Ercole (Y 430) is a Coastal tugboat of the Marina Militare[2] Ercole (Y 430) is a tugboat designed on Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2810 plans.
[3] It was built at Damen Shipyards in Gdynia (Poland) and delivered to Italian maritime operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini La Spezia, in October 2002, named Levanto Secondo.
In 2013, it was sold to AID Agenzia Industrie Difesa (Defence Factories Agency) for Marina Militare.
Ercole (Y 430) was updated in the Arsenale militare marittimo di Messina[4] with new Voith propellers.