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No Tugly for two months, then four in an afternoon...
A trip to the west coast (California, not Hest Bank!), two railtours and an imminent house move have kept me away from that familiar Mirrlees grunt for eight weeks, so it was time to make amends. And this is just the way to do it!
Despite leaving Toton a good two hours late, 6F96 Ratcliffe-Arpley empty HTA's was only a few minutes adrift by the time it reached the northern end of Cheshire, and could actually have been ahead of schedule if it hadn't got lost somewhere between Alsager and Barthomley on the North Staffs.
Putting on a good show with the train is 60007, seen pounding along the down fast at Acton Bridge in the warm sunshine of 17 May 2014.
Aaaah... That's better...
1940's era Clark airplane tug. A hidden gem of a salvage yard that I put off way to long before I visited. Location not disclosed at owners request.
183 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set to green and purple.
Click on the image, because it's best BIG on BLACK!!!
Loch Lomond Highland Games 2015
Loch Lomond Highland Games are a traditional Scottish Highland Games situated in the village of Balloch at the southern end of Loch Lomond. The games were started in 1967 by a group of local business men with an outlay of £500 to promote tourism in the Balloch area. The games are now one of the top three Highland Games in Scotland hosting the Scottish Highland Games Association World Heavyweight Championship and the 80 metre Scottish Sprint Championship. The games are the only Scottish games to host a Triathlon which includes a swim in Loch Lomond. Other events include piping, athletics, wrestling, cycling, dancing and all the usual heavyweight events. Sadly heavy rain the day before the 2015 games waterlogged parts of the Games field and necesitaed the cancellation of track events. Thus the main focus of the photos comprises Scottish Backhold Wrestling, Heavy events and Tug O’ War.
cause who couldn't use a good one of those from time to time...
(a self-portrait of sorts if you look hard enough)
This tug, moored at Lowestoft, is part of the Holyhead Towing fleet and is fitted with a demountable 25-tonne "A" frame to handle a bed levelling plough.
Built May 2002. Damen Shipyards, Holland (Damen Shoalbuster 2208), Yard No1542.
Further specifications here www.holyheadtowing.co.uk/vessels/afon-lligwy/?2
WONGA
AUSTRALIAN
Owners:WARATAH T. & S. CO
1949-1971
IDNo:5392604
Year:1949
Name:WONGA
Keel:
Type:Tug
Launch Date:3.9.48
Flag:AUS
Date of completion:6.49
Tons:242
Link:3252
DWT:101
Yard No:191
Length overall:31.5
Ship Design:
LPP:28.9
Country of build:AUS
Beam:8.1
Builder:Cockatoo Docks & Eng Co
Material of build:
Location of yard:Sydney, NSW
Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):1T-11.5
Naval or paramilitary marking :
Details: Mirimar Index
Photo Credits: The late Don Ross collection
The tug Barbara Andrie is upbound for Muskegan after delivering the Paul H. Townsend to Port Colborne for scrapping.
VanEnkevort Tug/Barge Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, St. Clair River, new "VTB" stack insignia (August 3, 2018)
The Steam Tug Baltimore was built in 1906 by Skinner Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Baltimore. She is the last hand-fired, coal burning operational steam tug in the U.S. She is 89 feet long and 19 feet wide and weighs 144 tons. From 1906 to 1962 Baltimore served the city as a towing vessel, inspection tug, and ice breaker. In 1963 the tug was sold to a private owner and was used as a personal yacht. She sank in 1979. Two years later she was raised with the intention of restoring her for public display/use. In 1993 she was granted National Historic Landmark status. Seen in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore.
The tug, Flat Holm, sailing down the River Thames approaching Coalhouse Point. Currently at Lowestoft.
CANNIS
Previous names: 1953 - 1964 Enticette
Status Registered: Certificate no 3004
DETAILS
Function: Service Vessel
Subfunction: Tug
Location: Devonshire River Torrage at Westleigh
Current use: Private use
CONSTRUCTION
Builder: Dunston, Richard, Thorne
Built in: 1953
Hull material: Steel
Rig: None
Number of decks
Number of masts
Propulsion: Motor
Primary engine type: Diesel
DIMENSIONS
Length: 77.00 feet (23.47 m)
Breadth: 19.50 feet (5.94 m)
Depth: 8.50 feet (2.59 m)
Air Draft: 288.00 feet (87.78 m)
Tonnage: 130.00 GT
HISTORY
Built in 1953 by Richard Dunstone Ltd ,Thorne Yard Number 862 she was registered No. 7 in 1953 at the port of Rochester in Kent for London and Rochester Trading Co, Rochester, Kent. She was purpose built to operate in Medway and Thames to tow barges for the company. At 80ft in length with a beam of 19ft 6ins she drew a deep 10ft 6ins. The GRT was 90.5 tons. She was powered by a single 600 bhp Crossley CRL 4/25 diesel engine controlled in the engine room with telegraph commands. This gave a bollard pull of 7.5 tons. Access to the engine room was via a sliding hatch in the engine room casing or there was a watertight door from the crew room/mess aft. This was accessed from a separate hatch and companion way ladder at the after end of the casing. Her Official Number184230 and her IMO number issued some years later was 6418194. An incident in 1968, the small cargo barge Knox VIC 59 (the fore runners of the clyde puffers) also owned by London and Rochester Trading Co ran high and dry in the marshes in Sittingbourne Creek on the biggest tide of the year. About a month later the wind came force 8 NW and this pushed the tide higher so skipper and his mate went to the Knox to affect refloating. When they entered the engine room to their amazement all the non ferrous metals had been removed off the Kelvin 66, thus it was not possible to use. A phone call to the Rochester office soon had their diesel tug "ENTICETTE" to the creek and towed Knox to the Rochester yard. The Harbour Master Capt Wilson, having discussed the advantages of diesel power over steam, chartered in the diesel tug SEDGECOCK and having arrivedon 7th February 1964 a towing contest was arranged with the St.Canute. Diesel won and the board decided to purchase a diesel tug.
m.t.”ENTICETTE” having been put on the market seemed to fit the harbour commissioners requirements and the harbour master inspected her on 25th May. By 29th June the commissioners’ offer of £26,500 through brokers H.E.Moss and Co had been accepted subject to survey. On 6th July the tug was hauled out of the water in Rochester and the survey was carried out by a Mr Burn and the harbour master. All was found to be satisfactory re-floated on 8th July. The tugs master and engineer, Messrs Hunkin and Salt, having arrived, departure for Fowey was made at 1145 hrs. An engineer from the sellers made the trip to familiarise the Mr Salt FHC engineer. Shelter was sought in Dover as the winds strengthened. Early next morning passage was made as far as the I.O.W. where shelter was again sought this time in Cowes Harbour. She left there at 2045 hrs on the Sunday passing Portland Bill at 0300hrs and arrived in Fowey at 1130 hrs on Monday 15th July. Her funnel markings were painted over the following day and she entered service nearly straight away. She was renamed CANNIS, after the outcrop of rocks off Gribbin Head about one mile south west of the harbour entrance, by the board with St.Cadix and St.Winnow kept as reserves. She had become the first diesel tug to be owned and operated in Fowey.
Because of her low freeboard and low bulwarks, rails were fitted shortly after arrival especially necessary for towing barges to the dumping ground. She was registered in the Port of Fowey on 24th September 1964. Once the dumping ground had been reached the speed was reduced and when the skipper of the tug was happy he sounded the whistle, a signal to the barge crew to knock out and open the barge doors. The 150 tons of mud would normally drop out easily but on occasions the barge would need to be towed in circles until the motion dislodged the material in it. If the weather was calm the barge would be brought alongside for the passage back and the barge crew could go on board CANNIS for a cup of tea. If not the operation would happen in the calm waters of the Harbour and the barge would be slid alongside the dredger or pontoon. By this time the next barge would be loaded and the operation commenced again. The operation would stop for ship movements that needed two tugs or if CANNIS was the only tug available.
CANNIS was laid up on skids in Bristol Harbour in 2008. Reservation has been ongoing since 2001. She has been restored, re-engined and re-purposed to a liveaboard motor vessel (NOT a "houseboat). She is on the History
Built in 1953 by Richard Dunstone Ltd ,Thorne Yard Number 862 she was registered No. 7 in 1953 at the port of Rochester in Kent for London and Rochester Trading Co, Rochester, Kent. She was purpose built to operate in Medway and Thames to tow barges for the company. At 80ft in length with a beam of 19ft 6ins she drew a deep 10ft 6ins. The GRT was 90.5 tons. She was powered by a single 600 bhp Crossley CRL 4/25 diesel engine controlled in the engine room with telegraph commands. This gave a bollard pull of 7.5 tons. Access to the engine room was via a sliding hatch in the engine room casing or there was a watertight door from the crew room/mess aft. This was accessed from a separate hatch and companion way ladder at the after end of the casing. Her Official Number184230 and her IMO number issued some years later was 6418194. An incident in 1968, the small cargo barge Knox VIC 59 (the fore runners of the clyde puffers) also owned by London and Rochester Trading Co ran high and dry in the marshes in Sittingbourne Creek on the biggest tide of the year. About a month later the wind came force 8 NW and this pushed the tide higher so skipper and his mate went to the Knox to affect refloating. When they entered the engine room to their amazement all the non ferrous metals had been removed off the Kelvin 66, thus it was not possible to use. A phone call to the Rochester office soon had their diesel tug "ENTICETTE" to the creek and towed Knox to the Rochester yard. The Harbour Master Capt Wilson, having discussed the advantages of diesel power over steam, chartered in the diesel tug SEDGECOCK and having arrivedon 7th February 1964 a towing contest was arranged with the St.Canute. Diesel won and the board decided to purchase a diesel tug.
m.t.”ENTICETTE” having been put on the market seemed to fit the harbour commissioners requirements and the harbour master inspected her on 25th May. By 29th June the commissioners’ offer of £26,500 through brokers H.E.Moss and Co had been accepted subject to survey. On 6th July the tug was hauled out of the water in Rochester and the survey was carried out by a Mr Burn and the harbour master. All was found to be satisfactory re-floated on 8th July. The tugs master and engineer, Messrs Hunkin and Salt, having arrived, departure for Fowey was made at 1145 hrs. An engineer from the sellers made the trip to familiarise the Mr Salt FHC engineer. Shelter was sought in Dover as the winds strengthened. Early next morning passage was made as far as the I.O.W. where shelter was again sought this time in Cowes Harbour. She left there at 2045 hrs on the Sunday passing Portland Bill at 0300hrs and arrived in Fowey at 1130 hrs on Monday 15th July. Her funnel markings were painted over the following day and she entered service nearly straight away. She was renamed CANNIS, after the outcrop of rocks off Gribbin Head about one mile south west of the harbour entrance, by the board with St.Cadix and St.Winnow kept as reserves. She had become the first diesel tug to be owned and operated in Fowey.
Because of her low freeboard and low bulwarks, rails were fitted shortly after arrival especially necessary for towing barges to the dumping ground. She was registered in the Port of Fowey on 24th September 1964. Once the dumping ground had been reached the speed was reduced and when the skipper of the tug was happy he sounded the whistle, a signal to the barge crew to knock out and open the barge doors. The 150 tons of mud would normally drop out easily but on occasions the barge would need to be towed in circles until the motion dislodged the material in it. If the weather was calm the barge would be brought alongside for the passage back and the barge crew could go on board CANNIS for a cup of tea. If not the operation would happen in the calm waters of the Harbour and the barge would be slid alongside the dredger or pontoon. By this time the next barge would be loaded and the operation commenced again. The operation would stop for ship movements that needed two tugs or if CANNIS was the only tug available.
CANNIS was laid up on skids in Bristol Harbour in 2008. Reservation has been ongoing since 2001. She has been restored, re-engined and re-purposed to a liveaboard motor vessel (NOT a "houseboat). She is on the small ships registered..
© I m a g e D a v e F o r b e s
Engagement 1,500+
Tug Listed as OCEAN BATTLER from 2021
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Sold out of Clyde Marine Services ownership in 2021
Outbound heading west off Greenock
Clyde Marine Tug Battler seems to be transferring workmen down the Firth of Clyde as she doesn't usually have all that equipment in her stern well , such as that scaffolding etc.
VESSEL BUILDER
Constructed in 2004 Beograd
by Brodogradiliste Brodotehnika
Completed in Gorinchem Holland
by Scheepswerf Damen
IMO 9157959
© I m a g e D a v e F o r b e s
Engagement 2,100+
Tug Listed as OCEAN BATTLER from 2021
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Inbound on escort duties up the Clyde
Local Clyde Marine tug Battler (IMO 9157959) escorts the German Frigate Deutche Marine FGS Hessen on a dull (Dreich) and damp early afternoon.
The frigate was on the Clyde to take part in the April 2013 NATO naval excercise 'Joint Warrior 131'
April 2013
DB Schenker class 60 'Tug' No.60049 made a rare visit to Workington Docks on Friday 29th June 2012 when it headed the 6C17/6C48 china clay tanks. It is seen here returning the empty kaolin 'bullet tanks' to Carlisle Yard passing Etterby bridge. Since arriving late on Monday night with intermodal containers from Tees yard, it had a rest day on Tuesday and was diagramed for the 6C27/6C28 Shap ballast workings on Wednesday and Thursday.
Copyright Gordon Edgar - No unauthorised use.
Me in a sea kayak by the wreck of one of the 3 tugs that wrecked near Solva, west Wales on oct 28 1981, the Vernicos Giorgis was towing both the Vernicos Barbara IV and alexia when the towline fouled.
Link www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1390315
Pic. Gareth Davies
Tug O' War - Lomond Highland Games 2015 Competitions are held at many Highland Games throughout Scotland from May to September each year.
Here are the Rules as laid down by the Scottish Games Association:
1. Team to consist of five or eight members and one coach
2. Raised heels up to a maximum of ¼ inch (7mm) allowed on footwear, and footwear to be inspected prior to start of competition
3. Overall pull to be 12 feet and winner of each tie to be decided by best of three pulls
4. No hand over hand pulling allowed. Team members must go back with rope when pulling.
5. Anchorman to loop rope round one shoulder to secure rope as per style used at present. No knot is permitted on the rope end.
6. All team members to remain on their feet at all times, no hands are persistently allowed on the ground apart from the anchorman who is permitted to use one hand on the ground.
7. Draw for ties to take place prior to start of competition. Succeeding rounds to be redrawn at judges discretion.
8. Teams through coaches will be reminded of the rules prior to commencement of competition. Only coaches can consult with the judge and judges decision is final.
Three of the British Waterways Severn tug fleet in the Main Basin at Gloucester Docks in 1988. Nearest the camera is "Severn Active", with "Stanegarth" behind and "Speedwell" at the rear.
Volunteer Built in 1934 by Charles Hill & Son of Bristol, VOLUNTEER is a harbour tug of steel construction with a British Polar K56 diesel engine. She was delivered to C J King & Sons Limited at Bristol and then sold in 1959 to F A Ashmead & Son Limited and renamed ROBERT A. She was later laid up in Gloucester and sold in 1983 to Drake Towage in Wisbech, whereupon she was renamed SEA FITTER. She was sold in 1999 to Mr Aykroyd in Wisbech and again renamed ROBERT A. In 2002, she was sold to Mr Patterson, moved to Whitehaven and renamed VOLUNTEER. She was then bought by her present owner who plans to return her to her birthplace and restore her to near original condition.
Volunteer has been restored to her original condition and can be found in Bristol's historic floating harbour
Taken with a Nikon D7000
It's bedlam when the fishermen throw the scraps to the gulls. There is much flapping, screeching and fighting over the pieces until all have disappeared down greedy throats. The gull on the left won and ran off with the fish head, but last seen was unsuccessfully struggling to swallow it.
Crescent City, CA - August 20, 2007.
Dutch tug André-B with tank barge Bitbro I and asphalt barge Magbit 9 Valletta on the Clyde at the old John Brown's shipyard.
André-B
IMO: 9451252
MMSI: 245188000
Call Sign: PHON
Flag: Netherlands [NL]
AIS Type: Tug
Gross Tonnage: 254
Deadweight: 63 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 31.1m × 9.65m
Year Built: 2008
A tug named Proceed (126gt) slowly decaying on the River Weaver Navigation southwest of Northwich Cheshire, moored at the former Pimblotts Boatyard (now Jalsea Marine Services), on researching she was originally built in Belgium in 1955 working in Holland before use on the Tyne & Mersey in the UK, according to the local press she arrived at this rather rundown boatyard in 2004 under her own power.
Tug Forth and Heavy Lift Vessel Grietje ..On the River Tyne . Tug Forth working steering bow to keep heading while going stern first up river