TUG MEECHING (2)
Harbour work-horse for 40 years
By Stephen Morris
Some pictures of the Meeching at her landing stage home. The other pictures show her assisting the Panamian registered cargo ship Trans Reefer departing from the East Quay.
Alongside the tug's landing stage. The sharp bow of the P&O Stena high-speed catamaran Elite is just visible above the tug's stern.
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At her home berth. Note the redundant cranes on the East Quay and the stern of the Exxtor 1 a freight ro-ro ferry that served the route for a few years.
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Guiding the Trans Reefer through the narrows.
Taken from the East Pier, showing her muscles!
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Pulling the cargo ship to deeper waters. Work on the breakwater in evidence in the background.
Stephen Morris