Alan Reid, Argyll and Bute’s LibDem MP, has just (12.20 21st March) asked a robust question Continue reading
Tag Archives: tugs
HMS Defender on way downriver now
(Updated 19.30 below) HMS Defender is on the move down-river from BAE Scotstoun, Continue reading
Yeoman Bontrup in recovery at Gdansk
Yeoman Bontrup was the 100,000 tonne self-discharging bulk carrier that went disastrously on fire Continue reading
Coastguard tugs in northern waters now to continue until March 2012
The two emergency tugs operated by the Maritine and Coastguard Continue reading
Queen Mary 2 and Svitzer Milford: tugging at the heart strings
This photograph sums it all up – on the Svitzer Marine tug, Milford, looking from her bridge at Queen Mary 2, Cunard’s quite beautiful Continue reading
Yeoman Bontrup – the continuing story
We followed the Yeoman Bontrup – the bulk carrier that suffered a disastrous fire at the Glensanda Quarry, Continue reading
Ark Royal’s last visit to Glen Mallan
Glen Mallan, the Ministry of Defence weapons jetty on Loch Long in Argyll, has been host to the aircraft carrier, Ark Royal Continue reading
HMS Astute and convoy off Bute on return to Faslane
Ever been snuck up on by a nuclear submarine? There we were, charging out at 10.45am this morning (25th October 2010) on the path south from Kilchattan Bay on the Isle of Bute, Continue reading
Update on HMS Astute: on way back to Faslane
Thanks to information from a contributor to our story on Astute’s grounding Continue reading
Yeoman Bontrup on the move out of Oban anchorage for Ijmuiden
(Regularly updated below) At 10.30 this morning, 20th July, it already looks as if the tugs Continue reading