The 'Svitzer Bedford' in port this morning. There are two other tugboats currently in port as well; the 'Placentia Pride' (Voith escort tug, operates around Come by Chance), and the tiny 'Dalton Guardian'.
The Bedford is a modest ~50T+ escort tug, built around 2005.
Nice morning out, crisp cool and sunny with little wind
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@mike those are interesting ones!!
Escort ASD's without a skeg (hmm). The wheelhouse has ...interesting... glazing, perhaps further an issue for cooling as they seem to often run those with the doors open.
but also, wheelhouse is resiliently mounted which is really nifty. Bulwarks fully enclosed, also unusual. They are very maneuverable, even for a tug.
There is a third, newer, Capilano. Local design and build.
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Mike Fraser