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Shipping News and information / Old Dundee tug

« on: June 28, 2015, 01:43:11 PM »

Visible in the basin of Dundee docks is one of the old Dundee tugs I believe the Abertay although I'm happy to be corrected.

Just wondering why she is kept(?) as it is many, many years since she was in use. Why keep an old small tug, why haven't they disposed of her, which can't be that hard.

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Shipping News and information / The last Tay launch

« on: May 23, 2012, 03:14:27 PM »

I know the last ship launched @ the Robb Caledon yard in Dundee went down the slipway in 1981, but despite an extensive search I can't find out her name, can anyone help?

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Shipping News and information / Old Tug

« on: November 17, 2010, 02:53:49 PM »

Sitting in Dundee harbour is one of their former Tay tugs Harecraig (I believe)as seen in the attached link  http://maritimegallery.fotopic.net/p62685863.html

Its many years since she and her sister Scotscraig worked Dundee docks and the other sister (Scotscraig?) has long since disappeared - presumably scrapped.
Has anyone any idea why this old tug has lingered so long, it can't be that difficult to get rid of a small old tug and I can't see her coming back to life. I recall her bringing in the Dutch ship that brought the Discovery back home back in 1986 and I don't think that she lasted long after that in service. Anyone know of any plans for her future?

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Shipping News and information / Old Tug

« on: November 04, 2009, 05:53:13 PM »

The old tug Sea Griffon has lain in Dundee docks for several years. Not a working Dundee tug in the past to my knowledge, so was wondering does anyone know anything about her history or the intetntions for the ship. Pic on link.
http://maritimegallery.fotopic.net/p22024858.html