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() TUG 'MOLLY GRACE' TOWING DREDGER 'MACHIAVELLI' PORT OF NEWCASTLE 13 th Jun 2021.

Pilot Vessel ' HENRY NEWTON' heading seaward to collect harbour pilot from the tug.

Tug ‘MORPETH’ out of view behind ‘MACHIAVELLI’.

 

The white Obelisk on the skyline above the pilot vessel was constructed in 1850 as a lead for ships entering the harbour. It replaced a windmill demolished shortly before, that had acted as an unofficial sightline for shipping entering the Port.

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