Northsider Tug

Northsider Tug

Image Details

Title Northsider Tug
Reference Number STH0014967
Photographer Unknown
Town or Village South Shields
Date 1967
Original Format Black and White Photograph
Period 1967
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information Built 1967 by Richard Dunston Ltd at Hessle near Hull for Lawson-Batey. 10/03/1974: Stranded at the mouth of the Tyne, while assisting OREGIS with engine failure.
Both subsequently refloated. In service on Tyne from 1967 - 1995.